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Wood, Francis Colin, son of Francis Wood of Purley, Surrey; b. 15 Nov. 1901; adm. Sept. 1915 (A); left Dec. 1918; d. 12 Oct. 1989.

Wood, Edward Stephen, youngest son of John Wood, of Hampstead; b. June 1, 1890; adm. as K.S. Sept. 24, 1903; left July 1909; asst. Naval Stores Dept. Admiralty; Lieut. R.N.V.R.; served in the Dardanelles; successively Asst. Naval Store Officer at Devonport, Portland, Hong-Kong and Madras, Deputy Naval Store Officer, Admiralty, Malta and Chatham; Asst. Director of Stores 1936; Deputy Director 1939; Director 1940; C.B. Jan. 1, 1943; d. 1949.

Wood, Edward Hamilton, son of Edward Thomas Rice Wood, of Hampstead, by Eleanor Maud Pooles; b. Dec. 26, 1893; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 26, 1907 (R); left Dec. 1911; 2nd Lieut. 14th Batt. Middlesex Regt. May 15, 1915; served in France and was wounded in 1916 and gassed in 1917; demob. as Lieut. Jan. 1919; adm. a solicitor June 1919; apptd. Lieut. 8th Hampshire Regt. Feb. 1927; Capt. 1928; Major 1941; served in World War II as Regimental Officer 1940-2; and as Staff Capt. 1942-5; T.D. 1951; m. 1st Sept. 23, 1920, Dorothy Alice, daughter of George Smith, of Sutton, Surrey; 2nd Aug. 27, 1958, Mildred Alice, daughter of Charles Rabey.

WOOD, CYRIL WILLIAM, son of Rev. William Wood BD, Vicar of Fulham, Middlesex, and Prebendary of St. Paul’s (previously Canoneer Student and Senior Censor, Christ Church, Oxford); b. 29 Jul 1816; adm. 9 Jun 1828 (Stikeman's); living in Canada as young man; University Coll. Durham; BA 1842; MA 1845; Fellow; ordained deacon 1844, priest 1846; Curate, Finmere, Oxfordshire 1846-52, Fritwell, Oxfordshire 1852; Warden, St. Thomas’s Coll., Colombo, Ceylon 1852; Vicar of Atwick, Yorks., 1854-67; Rector of Stogursey, Somerset, from 1867; m. 18 Feb 1851 Eleanor, dau. of Rev. William Jocelyn Palmer, Rector of Mixbury, Oxfordshire, and sister of Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne PC, Lord Chancellor; d. 19 May 1870.

WOOD, CHARLES JAMES, son of William Wood, Richmond Buildings, Dean Street, Soho, London, Solicitor to parish of Lambeth, and Hannah --- (IGI); b. 12 Sep 1807; adm. 28 Jan 1822 (Du Brieux's); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 13 Oct 1825, matr. 1826; BA 1830; MA 1834; adm. solicitor 1834; practised with father in Dean Street, Soho, London, firm Wood, Wood and Fraser; m. 18 Jul 1839 Hannah Maria, youngest dau. of Thomas Smith, Kingston [check county]; d. 11 Mar 1850.

Wood, Arthur Edward Francis, son of the Rev. Hugh Wood, Vicar of Whitchurch, Bucks, by Emily Josephine, daughter of Edward Solly, of Sutton, Surrey; b. Jan. 18, 1889; adm. as K.S. Sept. 24, 1903; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies) July 1908, matric. Michael­mas 1908; Stewart of Rannoch Scholar, Greek and Latin, 1909; joined the Indian Police 1910; superintendent Nov. 1925; 2nd Lieut. Indian Cavalry May 26, 1915, attached 28th Light Cavalry Jan. 22, 1918; Capt. May 14, 1919; released in 1920; m. July 10, 1923, Vera May, daughter of L. Gustav Schwabe, of Chelsea.

Wood, Alan Charles Leith, son of the Rev. William Manners Wood, Rector of Littleton, Middlesex; b. Dec. 14, 1881; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 27, 1895; left Dec. 1899; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut., unattached, July 28, 1900; Indian Staff Corps Oct. 12, 1901; 24th Punjab Regt. Oct. 21, 1901; d. at Murree, India, July 5, 1902.

WOOD, ---; b.; in school list Dec 1788; at school 1789, 1790.

WOOD, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS 1663.