"FLEET-SURGEON JOSEPH WOOD, M.D., has been placed on the retired list at his own request, January 2nd. He was appointed Surgeon January 12th, 1869; Staff-Surgeon, March 23rd, 1880; and Fleet-Surgeon June 7th, 189O. He was Surgeon of the Himalaya during the war with the Zulus in 1879, and has received the South African medal".