Great War minelaying and minesweeping pair and Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal awarded to Leading Seaman, later Petty Officer J.H. Wood, Royal Navy, later Royal Fleet Reserve who saw wartime service aboard the minelayers H.M.S. Biarritz and H.M.S. Paris as well as aboard the minesweeper H.M.S. Wallington.
Group of 3: British War Medal and Victory Medal; (J.4708 J.H. WOOD. L.S. R.N.) Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, GVR,; (J.4708 CH.B.4708 J.H. WOOD. P.O. R.F.R.)
Condition: edge bruise to BWM at 7 o’clock, Good Very Fine
John Henry Wood was born in Hereford on 16th November 1891 and giving his trade as a Butcher’s Assistant joined Ganges II as a Boy 2nd Class on 3rd June 1909 being advanced to Boy 1st Class on 17th September 1909 and appointed Ordinary Seaman on 3rd December 1909 whilst serving aboard Cressy and was appointed an Able Seaman aboard Implacable on 23rd January 1912.
At the outbreak of the Great War he would be serving aboard H.M.S. Ishigeria in home waters, he would move to the minelayer H.M.S. Biarritz on 14th March 1915 spending just under a year aboard. He would move ashore on 9th March 1916 and be promoted Leading Seaman on 1st April 1916 before being posted to the minelayer H.M.S. Paris on 10th August 1916 where he would remain until 21st September 1918 before moving to the minesweeper H.M.S. Wallington where he would be promoted Petty Officer on 1st May 1919 and posted ashore on 31st December 1919. He would be discharged time expired on 19th November 1921.
