Lionel Yexley
From The Dreadnought Project
Lionel Yexley, born James Woods (9 July, 1862 – 19 March, 1933) was a former Royal Navy Warrant Officer who became a journalist and publisher.
James Woods was born in Stratford on 9 July, 1862. He joined the training ship Impregnable as a Boy, Second Class, on 21 June, 1878.
He was granted a free discharge from the Navy on 21 October, 1897.