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− | '''Eric Langton Woodhall''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LCommRN}} '''Eric Langton Woodhall''', M.V.O., D.S.O. (16 December, 1899 – 21 June, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Woodhall was a special entrant to the navy. | |
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− | Woodhall was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Woodhall was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 December 1921. |
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− | Woodhall was | + | Woodhall was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 December, 1929. |
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− | + | Woodhall was killed while commanding the Q-ship [[H.M.S. Prunella (1930)|H.M.S. ''Prunella'']] when she was torpedoed and lost. | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 10:15, 22 January 2020
Lieutenant-Commander Eric Langton Woodhall, M.V.O., D.S.O. (16 December, 1899 – 21 June, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Woodhall was a special entrant to the navy.
Woodhall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December 1921.
Woodhall was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1929.
Woodhall was killed while commanding the Q-ship H.M.S. Prunella when she was torpedoed and lost.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Eric J. Shelley |
Captain of H.M.S. Amazon 24 Apr, 1931[1] – 5 May, 1931[2] |
Succeeded by Campbell M. Lithgow |
Preceded by Leonard A. W. Johnson |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton 7 Jan, 1932[3] – 10 Feb, 1933[Inference] |
Succeeded by Eric P. Hinton |
Preceded by Walter J. Phipps |
Captain of H.M.S. Acasta 20 Jul, 1933[4] |
Succeeded by Donald T. Dowler |
Preceded by Ivo T. Clark |
Captain of H.M.S. Eclipse 31 Jul, 1939 – 9 Nov, 1939 |
Succeeded by Ivo T. Clark |
Footnotes
- ↑ Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/189. f. ?.
- ↑ Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/189. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 278.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 213.