Admiral Sir John “Sandy” Woodward, who led the Navy task force to retake the Falkland Islands, has died aged 81.Admiral Woodward commanded the naval force sent by Margaret Thatcher to the islands after they were invaded by Argentina in 1982.
Later he was an outspoken opponent of Government cuts to the Navy and warned Britain no longer had a large enough fleet to launch a similar operation.His daughter said he died after a long illness. Read More
HERE R.I.P.
SLEEP WELL SIR.