Sandy Woodward

Admiral

Sir Sandy Woodward

GBE KCB
Woodward in 2012
NicknamesSandy
Spock
Born(1932-05-01)1 May 1932
Marazion, Cornwall, England
Died4 August 2013(2013-08-04) (aged 81)
Bosham, West Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1946–1989
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Tireless
HMS Grampus
HMS Warspite
HMS Sheffield
Flag Officer First Flotilla
Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
ConflictsFalklands War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward, GBE, KCB (1 May 1932 – 4 August 2013) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Task Force of the Falklands War.

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