Walter Egerton Woodward

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Captain Walter Egerton Woodward, D.S.O., R.N. (10 August, 1874 – 18 February, 1935) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain Woodward, C.B., R.N..

Woodward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1895.

Woodward was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1907.

Woodward was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought Exmouth on 17 December, 1912.[1]

Woodward was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil F. Lambert
Captain of H.M.S. Chamois
5 Sep, 1901[2] – 28 Sep, 1901[Inference]
Succeeded by
Percy W. Pontifex
Preceded by
Hughes C. Lockyer
Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth
17 Dec, 1912[3]
Succeeded by
Thomas W. Kemp
Preceded by
Robert W. Glennie
Captain of H.M.S. Marmora
3 Sep, 1916[4] – 25 Jul, 1918[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
  2. "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 September 1901. (36553), p. 8.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
  4. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401q.
  5. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 137.