Charles Woodhouse

British WWII admiral (1893–1978)

Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse

Captain C H L Woodhouse aboard HMS Howe in January 1943

Born| 9 July 1893
East Retford district, Nottinghamshire
Died| 23 September 1978 (1978-09-24) (aged 85)
Warlingham, Surrey
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Service/branch| Royal Navy
Years of service| 1906–1952
Rank| Admiral
Commands held| HMS Ajax
HMS Howe
Rear-Admiral, Aircraft Carriers
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
Battles/wars| Battle of the River Plate (1939)
Awards| KCB;
Commander, Order of Merit (Chile);
Silver Medal of Concepcion

Admiral Sir Charles Henry Lawrence Woodhouse KCB (9 July 1893 – 23 September 1978) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

## Naval career[edit]

Woodhouse joined the Royal Navy in 1906.[1] He served in World War I and specialized in gunnery.[1] In 1935 he was appointed Assistant Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty.[1]

He captained HMS Ajax in the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939.[1] In October 1940 he became Director of the Local Division at the Admiralty and in April 1942 he assumed command of HMS Howe.[1] In March 1944 he went on to be Director of Naval Ordnance at the Admiralty.[1]

After the War he became Rear-Admiral, Aircraft Carriers and in 1948 he was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies; he retired in 1950.[1]

## In popular culture[edit]

In the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, Woodhouse was played by Ian Hunter.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g Service record at Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945

## External links[edit]

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Military offices

Preceded by

Sir Arthur Palliser

|  Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
1948–1950  | Succeeded by

Sir Geoffrey Oliver

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data
* Germany