Eric Langton Woodhall

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Lieutenant-Commander Eric Langton Woodhall, M.V.O., D.S.O. (16 December, 1899 – 21 June, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

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.

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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[5] – 9 Nov, 1939[6]
Succeeded by
Ivo T. Clark

Footnotes

  1. Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/189. f. ?.
  2. Woodhall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/189. f. ?.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 278.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 213.
  5. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  6. Uboat.net page on the ship.