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Knight 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 .
Aug 5, 2013 · An admiral who led Britain's task force in the 1982 Falklands War has died after a long illness, aged 81, his daughter has told the BBC. Adm Sir Sandy Woodward was commander of the carrier...
Aug 9, 2013 · Admiral Sir John “Sandy” Woodward, who has died aged 81, commanded the naval element of the British task force that recaptured the Falkland Islands after their seizure by Argentina in April...
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Aug 5, 2013 · Admiral Sir John Woodward, known as "Sandy", who has died aged 81, led the naval expeditionary force which, against all the military odds, recaptured the Falkland Islands from the...
Aug 5, 2013 · Mon 5 Aug 2013 09.27 EDT. Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward, the commander of naval forces during the 1982 Falkands conflict who subsequently condemned cuts in the number of British warships, has...
Aug 5, 2013 · Sir John “Sandy” Woodward became the Royal Navy’s most distinguished fighting admiral of recent times when he led Britain’s naval Task Force to victory over Argentina in the Falkland...
Aug 5, 2013 · LONDON (AP) — Adm. John “Sandy” Woodward, who led the Royal Navy task force during the 1982 Falklands War, has died. He was 81. In announcing his death on Monday, Britain’s defense ministry did not give a cause. But the BBC said Woodward died after a long illness.
