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{{LCommRN}} '''Eric Langton Woodhall''', M.V.O., D.S.O. (16 December, 1899 – 21 June, 1940) 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]]. | ||
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 15 July 2021
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.
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.
