Philip Lovel Wood (1894 - abt. 1917)

Born 4 Jul 1894 in Southport, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Biography

Philip Lovel Wood of Grove House, Scarisbrick Street, Southport, second-lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, died on or since 4 Mar 1917 in France of Belgium. Administration Liverpool 9 Feb to Mary Wood, spinster.^[1]

"Philip was last seen flying in a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter No A1109, over Lens at 10.55am. He is officially listed as missing, killed in action. His father was a Southport Alderman."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry ca Record 1904 #881252 (accessed 16 August 2023)
   Philip Level Wood probate on 9 Feb 1920 in Liverpool, England. Died 4 Mar 1917 in Lancashire, England.
2. ↑ https://seftonwarmemorials.org/southports-fallen/

• Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
  GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 16 August 2023)
  Wood, Philip Lovel (Mother's maiden name: Garrett).
  GRO Reference: 1894 Jul-Aug-Sep in Ormskirk Volume 08B Page 771.
• 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
  citing North Meols subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
  FamilySearch Record: X9GP-KW1 (accessed 16 August 2023)
  Philip L Wood (6) son in household of Mary Wood (39) in Southport in Ormskirk registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Southport, Lancashire.
• 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
  FamilySearch Record: X7VK-PRY (accessed 16 August 2023)
  Philip Lovel Wood (16), single inmate, School, in household of Philip Lovel Wood (16) in Llandrillo-yn-Rhôs, Conwy in Conway registration district in Wales. Born in Southport, Lancashire.
• Military: "Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950"
  Original data: Royal Aero Club. Royal Aero Club index cards and photographs are in the care of the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, England
  Ancestry ca Record 1283 #22883 (accessed 16 August 2023)
  Name: Philip Lovel Wood; Birth Date: 4 Jul 1894; Birth Location: Southport.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #56071529 (accessed 16 August 2023)
  Memorial page for 2nd Lieutenant Philip Lovel Wood (unknown-4 Mar 1917), citing Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (plot: XV. G. 23.); Maintained by Selenah (contributor 49986780).