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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

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in February 1887. He saw action on the Nile Expedition in 1899 before becoming commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers on the

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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. He was replaced in November 1917. He was appointed a

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on 23 June 1915 and a

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in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Philip 1868 births 1945 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George