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 (eventually, Vice-Admiral) Robert 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 to the pre-dreadnought Exmouth on 17 December, 1912,[1] and remained in her until being lent to Medea on 9 April, 1913.
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] – 31 Oct, 1901 |
Succeeded by Percy W. Pontifex |
| Preceded by George M. Keane |
Captain of H.M.S. Medea 9 Apr, 1913 – 22 Apr, 1913 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Harold Escombe |
Captain of H.M.S. Ocean 1 Jul, 1913 – 14 Apr, 1914 |
Succeeded by Arthur B. Hughes |
| Preceded by Robert W. Glennie |
Captain of H.M.S. Marmora 3 Sep, 1916[3] – 25 Jul, 1918[4] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Harry H. Smyth |
Captain of H.M.S. Princess Margaret 9 Nov, 1919[5] – 20 Jan, 1920 |
Succeeded by Robert A. Hornell |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 September 1901. (36553), p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 401q.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 137.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 12 Nov. 1919, p. 22.
