Sandy Woodward Military person

Admiral Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward GBE, KCB (1 May 1932 – 4 August 2013) was a British admiral who commanded the British Naval Task Force in the South Atlantic during the Falklands War.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Woodward John Forster
Birth dateMay 01, 1932
Birth place
Cornwall , Penzance
Date of deathAugust 04, 2013
Place of death
West Sussex , Bosham

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
military operations
Falklands War
military command
Naval Home Command
HMS Warspite
HMS Sheffield
HMS Grampus
HMS Tireless
South Atlantic Task Groups
service start1946
service end1989

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