Sandy Woodward

Sir John Forster Woodward
Woodward in 2012
Nickname(s)Sandy
Spock
Born(1932-05-01)1 May 1932
Penzance, Cornwall
Died4 August 2013(2013-08-04) (aged 81)
Bosham, West Sussex
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1946–1989
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Tireless
HMS Grampus
HMS Warspite
HMS Sheffield
Flag Officer First Flotilla
Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
Battles/warsFalklands 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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