Henry Woods (British Army officer)
Henry Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 May 1924 |
| Died | 19 September 2019 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | North East District Royal Armoured Corps Centre 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Korean War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order Member of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General Henry Gabriel Woods, CB, MVO, MBE, MC, DL (7 May 1924 – 19 September 2019) was a British Army officer.
Early life and education[edit]
Woods was educated at Highgate School and Trinity College, Oxford.[1]
Military career[edit]
Woods was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1944 and served in North West Europe during the Second World War.[1] He also saw action during the Korean War.[1] He became commanding officer of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1965.[1] He went on to be Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1969, British Military Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1973 and General Officer Commanding North East District in 1976.[2] Woods was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1979 Birthday Honours.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Woods married Imogen Elizabeth Birchenough Dodd in 1953; they had two daughters.[1]
He died on 19 September 2019 at the age of 95.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "No. 47869". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1979. p. 2.
- ^ "Woods". Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- 1924 births
- 2019 deaths
- 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards officers
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- British Army major generals
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order
- People educated at Highgate School
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- British Army personnel of the Korean War
- British military attachés