(1939-07-13)13 July 1939 Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Died
5 July 2013(2013-07-05) (aged 73) Muizenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Allegiance
South Africa
Service/branch
South African Navy
Years of service
1958–1992
Rank
Vice admiral
Commands held
Chief of the South African Navy
Flag Officer Commanding Naval Command West
Chief of Naval Staff Operations
Director of Naval Operations
SAS Emily Hobhouse (S98)
SAS Mosselbaai
SAS Johannesburg
Awards
Spouse(s)
Vivienne Kemp
(div. 1992)
[1]
Vice Admiral Lambert Jackson WoodburneDVR SD SM SAN (13 July 1939 – 5 July 2013)[2] was Chief of the South African Navy from 1 July 1990 to 31 August 1992.[3] He is one of only two people to have been awarded the Van Riebeeck Decoration, which he received for Special Forces operations in Tanzania.[4] He was more commonly known by his nickname "Woody".[2]
^"Woodburne gaan van vrou skei". Die Burger (South Africa). Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011. Die pas-uitgetrede hoof van die Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot, v.-adm. Lambert Woodburne gaan van sy vrou, Vivienne, skeiThe recently-retired head of the South African Navy, Vice-Admiral Lambert Woodburne and his wife, Vivienne, are going to divorce.
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^South African Defence Force Information website
^"South African Honours and Awards". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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