About John Woodrow
Lived 1919 – 1988 (aged 68–69). John Woodrow was a military leader.
Major-General Albert John Woodrow (1919–1988) was a British Army officer.
Military career Woodrow was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals on 25 May 1940 during the Second World War. He became commanding officer of 1 Divisional Signal Regiment at Verden an der Aller in Germany in 1961. He went on to be Commander of the Royal Signals Training Group in 1965, Director of Army Public Relations in 1968 and General Officer Commanding Wales in 1970 before retiring in 1973.
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British Army general
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John Woodrow was born in 1919.
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John Woodrow died in 1988.
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John Woodrow was a military leader.
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