Eric Langton Woodhall: Difference between revisions

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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.

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.

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

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