Henry Woods (British Army officer)

British Army officer (1924–2019)

Henry Woods

Born| (1924-05-07)7 May 1924
Died| 19 September 2019(2019-09-19) (aged 95)
Allegiance| United Kingdom
Service/branch| British Army
Rank| Major-General
Commands| North East District
Royal Armoured Corps Centre
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
Battles/wars| Second World War
Korean War
Awards| Companion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Royal Victorian Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General Henry Gabriel Woods, CB, MVO, MBE, MC, DL (7 May 1924 - 19 September 2019) was a British Army officer.

## Early life and education

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Woods was educated at Highgate School and Trinity College, Oxford.[1]

## Military career

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Woods was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1944 and served in North West Europe during the Second World War.[1] He also saw action during the Korean War.[1] He became commanding officer of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1965.[1] He went on to be Commandant, Royal Armoured Corps Centre in 1969, British Military Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1973 and General Officer Commanding North East District in 1976.[2] Woods was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1979 Birthday Honours.[3]

## Personal life

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Woods married Imogen Elizabeth Birchenough Dodd in 1953; they had two daughters.[1]

He died on 19 September 2019 at the age of 95.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
2. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. ^ "No. 47869". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1979. p. 2.
4. ^ "Woods". Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

Military offices

Preceded by

Geoffrey Collin

|  General Officer Commanding North East District
1976–1980  | Succeeded by

Ian Baker