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

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Naval career

Woodhouse joined the

in 1906.Service record at Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945
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World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and specialized in gunnery. In 1935 he was appointed Assistant Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty. He captained in the

Battle of the River Plate The Battle of the River Plate was fought in the South Atlantic on 13 December 1939 as the first naval battle of the Second World War. The Kriegsmarine heavy cruiser , commanded by Captain Hans Langsdorff, engaged a Royal Navy squadron, command ...

in December 1939. In October 1940 he became Director of the Local Division at the Admiralty and in April 1942 he assumed command of . In March 1944 he went on to be Director of Naval Ordnance at the Admiralty. After the War he became Rear-Admiral, Aircraft Carriers and in 1948 he was made

Commander-in-Chief, East Indies The East Indies Station was a formation and command of the British Royal Navy. Created in 1744 by the Admiralty, it was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. Even in official documents, the term ''East Indies Station'' was ...

; he retired in 1950.

In popular culture

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodhouse, Charles 1893 births 1978 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy officers of World War II People from Retford Military personnel from Nottinghamshire