Philip Wood Explained

Philip Richard Wood
Birth Date:February 1868
Death Date:10 October 1945
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1887−1919
Rank:Brigadier-general
Branch:British Army
Commands:2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
43rd Infantry Brigade
33rd Division
Unit:Royal Fusiliers
Battles:First World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Brigadier-General Philip Richard Wood (February 1868 – 10 October 1945) was a senior British Army officer who briefly served as General Officer Commanding 33rd Division during the First World War.

Military career

Wood was commissioned into the Royal Irish Fusiliers in February 1887.[1] He saw action on the Nile Expedition in 1899 before becoming commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers on the Western Front in December 1914 during the First World War. He went on to be commander of the 43rd Infantry Brigade in August 1915 and General Officer Commanding 33rd Division in September 1917.[1] He was replaced in November 1917.[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 23 June 1915 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 Birthday Honours.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria. 19 July 2012. Spink . 127. 8 January 2023.
  2. Book: Robbins, Simon. British Generalship on the Western Front . Routledge. Abingdon. 2005. 0-415-40778-8. 32.