Sir Wilfrid Woods | |
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Born | Southsea, Portsmouth | 19 February 1906
Died | 1 January 1975 Burley, Hampshire | (aged 68)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1926–1965 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (1963–65) Home Fleet (1960–63) Flag Officer Submarines (1955–57) HMS Indomitable (1952–53) 3rd Submarine Flotilla (1945–46) HMS Forth (1945–46) HMS Centurion (1944) HMS Triumph (1940–41) HMS Seahorse (1935–36) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Order of the White Eagle (Yugoslavia)[1] Grand Commander of the Royal Order of George I (Greece) |
Alma mater | Royal Naval College, Osborne, Britannia Royal Naval College |
Relations | Wilfrid Wentworth Woods (Father) |
Other work | Commodore RN Sailing Association (1963–66) Chairman, RNLI (1968–72) President, Sea Cadet Corps Sports Council (1966) Chairman, Foudroyant Trust (1967) Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire |
Admiral Sir Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods, GBE, KCB, DSO & Bar, DL (9 February 1906 – 1 January 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Submarine Service in the Mediterranean.[2][3]
Wilfrid Woods was born on 19 February 1906 at Southsea in Hampshire to colonial administrator Sir Wilfrid Woods KCMG, KBE and Ethel Maud Palmer. He attended school at Seabrooke Lodge at Hythe before going to the Royal Naval College, Osborne and the Britannia Royal Naval College.[4][5]
After retiring from the Royal Navy, he was Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire and spent four years as chairman of the RNLI. During his chairmanship the boat building programme was expanded and a £400,000 deficit cleared.[5]