Wilfrid Woods
Admiral Sir Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods, GBE, KCB, DSO & Bar, DL (9 February 1906 – 1 January 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Submarine Service in the Mediterranean.[2][3]
Sir Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1906 Southsea, Portsmouth |
| Died | 1 January 1975 (aged 68) Burley, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1919–1965 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (1963–65) Home Fleet (1960–63) Flag Officer Submarines (1955–57) HMS Indomitable (1952–53) 3rd Submarine Flotilla (1945–46) HMS Forth (1945–46) HMS Centurion (1944) HMS Triumph (1940–41) HMS Seahorse (1935–36) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Order of the White Eagle (Yugoslavia)[1] Grand Commander of the Royal Order of George I (Greece) |
| Other work | Commodore RN Sailing Association (1963–66) Chairman, RNLI (1968–72) President, Sea Cadet Corps Sports Council (1966) Chairman, Foudroyant Trust (1967) Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire |
References
- Footnotes
- Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 596.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Houterman, Hans. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945 (N.A. Wodehouse to T.C.T. Wynne)". unithistories. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).
- Bibliography
- Richard Compton-Hall, Woods, Sir Wilfrid John Wentworth (1906–1975), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 18 Aug 2008
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Fawkes |
Flag Officer Submarines 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by Bertram Taylor |
| Preceded by Sir John Eaton |
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1958–1960 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Evans |
| Preceded by Sir William Davis |
Commander in Chief, Home Fleet 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Madden |
| Preceded by Sir Alexander Bingley |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Varyl Begg |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Caspar John |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1962–1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Desmond Dreyer |
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