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{{CommRNR}} '''Reginald Arthur Woodward''', R.D. (30 August, 1880 – 6 June, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
{{CaptRNR}} '''Reginald Arthur Woodward''', R.D. (30 August, 1880 – 6 June, 1939) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Woodward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 22 September, 1908.<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>
Woodward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 22 September, 1908.<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>


Woodward was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 22 September, 1916.<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>
Woodward was appointed to the {{UK-Exe|f=c}} from 13 June  through 24 July, 1916. Commander [[Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown]] noted that Woodward served him "to [his] entire satisfaction" and that he "should make a good destroyer Captain."


Woodward was promoted to the rank of Acting {{CommRNR}} on 30 June, 1917.<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>
Accordingly, Woodward was appointed in command of {{UK-Locust}} after being promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 22 September, 1916.<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>
 
Shortly after leaving command of ''Locust'', and having been recommended for a larger command, Woodward was appointed in command of {{UK-Ure}} and then promoted to the rank of Acting {{CommRNR}}, with seniority of 30 June, 1917.<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>


Woodward was appointed in command of the {{UK-P59|f=t}} on 26 September, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 859}}
Woodward was appointed in command of the {{UK-P59|f=t}} on 26 September, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 859}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Lawrence Cutsforth|Charles L. Cutsforth]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 26 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 026]]'''<br>22 Jul, 1916<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 401''a''}} &ndash; 5 Nov, 1916<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Nicholls|William Nicholls]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Lawrence Cutsforth|Charles L. Cutsforth]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 26 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 026]]'''<br>22 Jul, 1916<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>{{NLOct16|p. 401''a''}} &ndash; 5 Nov, 1916<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Nicholls|William Nicholls]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Harvey Denholm Young|Alfred H. D. Young]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Locust (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Locust'']]'''<br>23 Oct, 1916<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jun, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leslie Mann|Leslie Mann]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Harvey Denholm Young|Alfred H. D. Young]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Locust (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Locust'']]'''<br>23 Oct, 1916<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref> &ndash; 18 Jun, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leslie Mann|Leslie Mann]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Somerville Peregrine Brownlow Russell|Somerville P. B. Russell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ure (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ure'']]'''<br>21 Jun, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>{{NLAug17|p. 398''p''}} &ndash; 10 Aug, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Melvill Gardner|Robert M. Gardner]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Ross Maxwell Johnson|Frederick R. M. Johnson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ure (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ure'']]'''<br>21 Jun, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>{{NLAug17|p. 398''p''}} &ndash; 10 Aug, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Waugh Hodges|Francis W. Hodges]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Julian Carnduff|Herbert J. Carnduff]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. P59 (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''P59'']]'''<br>26 Sep, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 859}} &ndash; 20 Mar, 1919<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|Walter F. Smithwick]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Julian Carn-Duff|Herbert J. Carn-Duff]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. P59 (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''P59'']]'''<br>26 Sep, 1917<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 859}} &ndash; 20 Mar, 1919<ref>Woodward Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/53/217.|C14618456}} f. 217.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Walter Fitzgerald Smithwick|Walter F. Smithwick]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 7 April 2022

Captain R.N.R. Reginald Arthur Woodward, R.D. (30 August, 1880 – 6 June, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Woodward spoke French fairly well.

Woodward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 22 September, 1908.[1]

Woodward was appointed to the River Class destroyer Exe from 13 June through 24 July, 1916. Commander Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown noted that Woodward served him "to [his] entire satisfaction" and that he "should make a good destroyer Captain."

Accordingly, Woodward was appointed in command of Locust after being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 22 September, 1916.[2]

Shortly after leaving command of Locust, and having been recommended for a larger command, Woodward was appointed in command of Ure and then promoted to the rank of Acting Commander R.N.R., with seniority of 30 June, 1917.[3]

Woodward was appointed in command of the patrol boat P59 on 26 September, 1917.[4]

Mentioned in despatches on 13 June, 1918.

Woodward was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 31 December, 1918.[5]

Woodward was promoted to the rank of Captain R.N.R. (retired) on 30 June, 1926.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles L. Cutsforth 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 026
22 Jul, 1916[7][8] – 5 Nov, 1916[9] 		Succeeded by
William Nicholls
Preceded by
Alfred H. D. Young 		Captain of H.M.S. Locust
23 Oct, 1916[10] – 18 Jun, 1917[11] 		Succeeded by
Leslie Mann
Preceded by
Frederick R. M. Johnson 		Captain of H.M.S. Ure
21 Jun, 1917[12][13] – 10 Aug, 1917[14] 		Succeeded by
Francis W. Hodges
Preceded by
Herbert J. Carn-Duff 		Captain of H.M.S. P59
26 Sep, 1917[15][16] – 20 Mar, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
Walter F. Smithwick

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  2. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  3. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  5. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  6. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  7. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 401a.
  9. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  10. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  11. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  12. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 398p.
  14. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  15. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.
  17. ↑ Woodward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/217. f. 217.

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