John Woodrow

John Woodrow
Born1919 (1919)
Died1988 (aged 68–69)
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Rank
Major-General
Commands1 Divisional Signal Regiment
Royal Signals Training Group
Wales
Conflicts
Second World War
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Albert John Woodrow MBE (1919–1988) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Woodrow was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals on 25 May 1940 during the Second World War. He became commanding officer of 1 Divisional Signal Regiment at Verden an der Aller in Germany in 1961. He went on to be Commander of the Royal Signals Training Group in 1965, Director of Army Public Relations in 1968 and General Officer Commanding Wales in 1970 before retiring in 1973.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 34861". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1940. p. 3260.
  2. ↑ "(Albert) John Woodrow". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.