The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment

Three: Captain R. W. Wood, Manchester Regiment, later Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, with one Additional Award Bar (Lt. R. W. Wood. Manch. R.), mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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Rowland Weyland Wood was born in Hampstead, London, on 16 January 1913. He attended Harrow County School for Boys, and on 1 May 1933 he attested for service in the Territorial Army and was posted to the machine gun company of 16th London Regiment, King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He was promoted Corporal in in 1937 and Sergeant in 1939. He attended 164th Officer Cadet Training Unit and was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 28 December 1940 and was posted to the Manchester Regiment, and shortly thereafter to 7th Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment but serving at 9 Corps Vehicle Maintenance Unit as an instructor. He was promoted Lieutenant in June 1942, unpaid Captain in November 1942, and Temporary Captain in June 1943. He was transferred to the R.A.O.C. Depot at Chilwell with the rank of Substantive Lieutenant on 13 November 1944 for service with 19th Armoured Fighting Vehicle Depot until the conclusion of the Second World War. He was transferred to Class ‘A’ Army Reserve in December 1945. He returned to serve in the Army Reserve, R.A.O.C. until relinquishing his commission on 1 March 1955, retaining the rank of Captain. He died on 16 March 1963. He was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) in the London Gazette 6 March 1947 (Manchester Regiment); and the clasp in the same London Gazette (Royal Army Ordnance Corps). A cartoon image of the officers of ‘A Vehicle School’ was published in The Tatler and Bystander on 23 December 1942 which includes a caricature likeness of the recipient.

Sold with the original Army Council issue slip for the two campaign medals; small original portrait photographic image of the recipient in uniform; two epaulettes bearing cloth Captain’s rank insignia, medal riband bar and eight loose cloth rank pips; together with extensive copied research.