James Woodham
James Woodham | |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1986–2019 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held | Task Force Helmand 7th Armoured Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Brigadier James Medley Woodham, CBE, MC is a retired senior officer of the British Army.
Military career[edit]
Woodham was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment on 9 August 1986.[1] He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for services in Iraq in 2005.[2][3] He was deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2008 as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment[4] He went on to be chief of staff of 1st (United Kingdom) Division in January 2011 and commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in January 2013 and was deployed as commander of Task Force Helmand in October 2013.[5] After that he became Head of Training and Education for the Army in July 2015,[6] and Director of Operational Capability at the Ministry of Defence in August 2017.[7]
Woodham was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours,[8] and advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Special Honours.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 50683". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1986. p. 13260.
- ^ "No. 57936". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 March 2006. p. 4195.
- ^ "'Negotiator' gets military cross". BBC News. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Royal Anglians parade through Cambridgeshire". BBC. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "UK in Afghanistan transformed country, says commander". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Senior Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 61155". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 9 January 2015. p. 3470.