Norman Wodehouse
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Norman Atherton Wodehouse (18 May 1887 - 4 July 1941) was a Royal Navy Vice-Admiral killed in the second World War. He married Theodosia Boyle, daughter of Commander Edward Boyle and Theodosia Ogilvie, on 22 October 1923. He gained 14 caps for England at rugby union, including six as captain between 1910 and 1913.
[edit] Naval History
During World War I, Wodehouse served on the battleship HMS Revenge at the Battle of Jutland, as a gunnery officer. Although several other members of his team were killed in the battle, Wodehouse survived, and went on to secure the position of aide-de-camp to King George VI and as a result was presented with the Companion of the Order of the Bath. Wodehouse was recalled to active service in 1939, at the beginning of World War II. His ship was lost in 1941, after he ordered the convoy he was commanding to South Africa to scatter due to an attack by German submarines.
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[edit] External links
- Norman Wodehouse at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database
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