Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse
Admiral Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse, C.B., K.C.B. (9 July, 1893 – 23 September, 1978) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Early in the war, Woodhouse served in the light cruiser Bristol. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1915 and was re-appointed iub the ship as gunnery officer on 22 April, 1915. In December 1915, he was appointed to the battleship Malaya.[1]
Woodhouse was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1923. That year, a Court of Enquiry found him solely to blame in the accidental injury of a P.O.. Woodhouse was cautioned to be more careful in future.[2]
Woodhouse was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[3]
Woodhouse was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1934.[4]
Woodhouse was appointed captain of the cruiser Ajax on 9 October, 1937.[5] He was commended by the Mayor of the Chilean city of Conception for the services of the men of Ajax helping them following an earthquake in January, 1939.[6]
World War II
Woodhouse commanded Ajax at the Battle of the River Plate.
Woodhouse was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1944. The following month, he was treated for a double inguinal hernia.[7]
Woodhouse was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 21 January, 1948.[8]
He retired on 15 August, 1950 and was promoted to the rank of Admiral (retired) on 26 January, 1952.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Colin S. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Ajax 9 Oct, 1937[10] – 22 Apr, 1940[11] |
Succeeded by Edward D. B. McCarthy |
| Preceded by Reginald M. Servaes |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fifth Cruiser Squadron mid 1946 – 10 Sep, 1947[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur F. E. Palliser |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies 1948 – 1950 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey N. Oliver |
Footnotes
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 254.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 254.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Woodhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/3. f. 3.
