Thom's Irish Who's Who/Woods, Colonel Philip James

WOODS, Colonel Philip James, C.M.G. (1915), D.S.O. (1917). Educ.: Royal Academical Institution, Belfast; Belfast School of Art; adopted the profession of Art; was employed for four years as Textile Designer in a firm of linen manufacturers in Belfast; volunteered for service with Yeomanry in S. African War, 1899, but was rejected on account of age, then applied for and obtained membership of Baden Powell's force. South African Constabulary; Served in South Africa eleven months of war and twelve months after peace declared; returning to Belfast, commenced business as a designer for linen textiles in Ireland, Scotland, and the Continent; became interested in the Ulster Volunteer Force, and took a prominent part in the ensuing gun-running, etc.: Lieut, in 9th (West Belfast) Royal Irish Rifles; European War, 1914: Captain November, 1914: Major September, 1915; second in command. December, 1915; Lieut. Col.. Jan., 1917; Col. May, 1919; commanded 19th Res. Batt. Royal Irish Riiles, Jan. to June, 1918; volunteered for North Russia: landed there, June, 1918; transferred to General List; formed, organised and led the Koralian Regt. against Germans and White Finns in Koralia. Aug., 1918; commanded The Korahan Regt. and Allied Forces, Kem and Koralia, North Russia, 1918-19; Inspector of Forces, Kovno Dist. on Gen. Staff of Lithuanian Army, 1919. Recns.: football, tennis, yachting, riding, etc.; son of late Hugh Woods, of St. John's, Hillsborough, Co. Down, and Emily Catherine Puleston, grand-dau. of Sir John Puleston; b. 1880; m. 1907, Florence Edith, dau. of Stewart Blacker Quin, of Belfast, and has issue one dau. Res.: Innisfallen. Annadale Avenue, Belfast. Club: Ulster Reform, Belfast.