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Rupert Wainman Wood

 

Captain, O-79470, RCN

 

Born: 1897, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia

 

Died: date of passing unknown

 

Welcomed To Halifax

Halifax friends last night welcomed Lieut-Commander R. W. Wood, R.C.N., formerly stationed at the Dockyard here, who arrived on the Cunard liner Antonia from England, en route to the naval station at Esquimalt, B.C. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wood, their children, T. B. B. Wood and A. W. Wood, and Mrs. Wood's sister, Mrs. Blake Burrill. (The Halifax Herald, Pg 13, Column 2, Monday, January 15, 1934 / Researched by George Newbury)

 

Ships served in:

* Listed in the Navy List as a Midshipman (seniority 25 Jan 1914) (Navy List Sep 1916).

HMCS CC-2 - Served in CC2 in 1916 (The Nauticapedia)

* Listed in the Navy List as an A/SLt, RCN (seniority 01 Dec 1916) (Navy List Jan 1917)

HMS VULCAN - Served in Vulcan in 1917 as a A/SLt, RCN (Navy List Dec 1917). Appointed A/Lt (seniority 01 Jan 1918) (Navy List Mar 1918).  Appointed Lt (seniority 01 Jan 1918) Nay List Jun 1918)

HMS/m E-38 - Appointed to E-38 01 Apr 1918 as 1st Lt, Lt, RCN (The Nauticapedia)

HMS/m D-4 - Appointed to D-4 as a Lt, RCN (Navy List Aug 1918). Appointed to D-4 01 Jun 1918 as a Lt, RCN (Navy List Apr 1919)

HMS/M H-17 - Appointed to H-17 24 Sep 1919 as a Lt, RCN (Navy List Mar 1919 Vol 2)

HMS/m H-27 - Served in H-27 in 1919, as 1st Lt, Lt, RCN (The Nauticapedia)

HMS GIBRALTAR (Depot Ship) - Appointed to Gibraltar 29 Mar 1920 as a Lt, RCN, Add'l (navy List Jul 1920)

HMS/m E-14 - Appointed to E-14 28 Jan 1920 as a Lt, RCN (Navy List Nov 1920)

HMS ROYAL ARTHUR (The Nauticapedia)

HMS/m K-8 (The Nauticapedia)

HMC DOCKYARD HALIFAX - Appointed to HMCS Dockyard Halifax 01 Jan 1921 as a Lt, RCN, Add'l for submarines (Navy List Apr 1921)

HMCS CH-14 - Appointed to CH-14 01 Jan 1921 (Navy List Oct 1921). Appointed CO 01 Apr 1921 as a Lt, RCN, Commanding Officer (Navy List Apr 1921 / Macpherson and Burgess - Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1918) 

HMCS GUELPH - Appointed to Guelph (Navy List Dec 1922) Note: Lt Rupert W. Wood is listed in the alphabetical index as appointed to HMCS GUELPH, but is not listed under the ship itself or under any other ship / base

HMCS STADACONA (Depot ship) - Appointed to Stadacona  01 Jan 1923 as a Lt, RCN, Add'l, District Intelligence Officer, Halifax (Navy List Sep 1923)

HMS VICTORY - Appointed to Victory as a Lt, RCN (Navy List Feb 1926) 

HMS FROBISHER - Appointed to Frobisher 22 Jan 1926 as a LCdr, RCN (seniority 01 Mar 1916) (Navy List Dec 1926)

HMCS NADEN (Depot ship) - Appointed to Naden 01 Feb 1928 as a LCdr, RCN, Add'l, District Intelligence Officer, Esquimalt (Navy List Jun 1928)

HMCS VANCOUVER - Appointed to Vancouver 15 Aug 1928 as a LCdr, RCN, Commanding Officer (Navy List Feb 1929).  3rd Commanding Officer

NAVAL SERVICE HEADQUARTERS OTTAWA - Appointed to NSHQ 01 Jun 1930 as a LCdr, RCN, District Intelligence Officer (Navy List Jul 1930)

HMS PRESIDENT - Appointed to President 12 Jan 1932 as a LCdr, RCN for Staff Course (Navy List Jul 1932)

HMS STUART - Appointed to Stuart (Navy List Jan 1933)

HMS MACKAY- Appointed to Mackay 03 Jan 1933 (Navy List Sep 1933)

RCN BARRACKS ESQUIMALT - Appointed to RCN Barracks Esquimalt 09 Mar 1934 as a LCdr, RCN (Navy List Sep 1934)

RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX - Appointed to RCN Barracks Halifax 01 Dec 1935 as a Cdr, RCN (seniority 01 Jan 1935), Add'l, Inspector of Naval Ordnance (Navy List Aug 1936)

HMC DOCKYARD ESQUIMALT - Appointed to HMC Dockyard 01 Aug 1937 as a Cdr, RCN, Inspector of Naval Ordnance (Navy List Sep 1937)

NAVAL SERVICE HEADQUARTERS OTTAWA - Appointed to NSHQ, Naval Ordnance Division 14 Jun 1940 as a Cdr, RCN, Director of Naval Ordnance, Torpedoes and Mines (Navy List Aug 1940). Appointed A/Captain, RCN (Navy List Oct 1941). Appointed to Naval Equipment and Supply Branch as Deputy Chief of Naval Equipment and Supply and Director of Naval Ordnance, Torpedoes and Mines as an A/Capt., RCN (Navy List Apr 1942)

Retired: 1946. Appointed to Naval Ordnance Division, Director of Naval Ordnance as a Capt, RCN (Navy List Feb 1944).  Appointed for Special Duty as Staff of Engineer Rear-Admiral as a Capt., RCN (Navy List Jul 1946)

* Appointment terminated - pensioned (retired) - 13 Sep 1946

 

Rupert Wainman Wood

Courtesy of Don Head

 


 

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