1. Sandy Woodward was educated at Stubbington House School, preparatory school in Stubbington, Hampshire.
15 Facts About Sandy Woodward
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Sandy Woodward then continued his education at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon.
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On graduation from the Royal Naval College Dartmouth Sandy Woodward joined the Royal Navy in 1946.
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Sandy Woodward became a submariner in 1954, and was promoted to lieutenant that May In 1960 he passed the Royal Navy's rigorous Submarine Command Course known as The Perisher, and received his first command, the T-class submarine HMS Tireless.
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Sandy Woodward took command of HMS Warspite in December 1969.
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Sandy Woodward was promoted to the rank of captain in 1972.
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Sandy Woodward became Head of Naval Plans in the Ministry of Defence in 1978.
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Sandy Woodward worked out the timetable for the campaign, starting from the end and working to the start.
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Sandy Woodward knew that General Belgrano, and particularly her Exocet-armed escorts, were a threat to the task force and he ordered that she be sunk.
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Sandy Woodward wrote a book entitled One Hundred Days, co-authored by Patrick Robinson, describing his Falklands experiences.
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In 1983, Sandy Woodward was appointed Flag Officer Submarines and NATO Commander Submarines Eastern Atlantic.
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The first edition of Sandy Woodward's memoirs was published in 1992.
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Sandy Woodward died of heart failure in his 82nd year on 4 August 2013 at Bosham, West Sussex.
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Sandy Woodward married Charlotte McMurtrie in 1960, the marriage producing a son and a daughter.
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On 11 October 1982, Sandy Woodward was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 'in recognition of service within the operations in the South Atlantic'.