Congratulations are due to Capt. Jolyon Woodard (#875 on the family tree) who is to be the next Captain of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. A naval aviator like his father, Rear Admiral Sir Robert Woodard who was the last Flag Officer Royal Yachts, Jolyon saw extensive service as Commanding Officer of Yeovilton-based 845 Naval Air Squadron in Afghanistan where the squadron provided 24/7 support for ground troops for over 4 years.
Another father and son family connection with BRNC is that of Geoff Cobbold (#409) who is widely remembered as the deaf but delightful teacher of Mathematics at Dartmouth for 30 years and his son Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold (Dartmouth in the early 60s) who following retirement was Director of the Royal United Services Institute. Coincidentally both were younger sons having both an older brother and sister.
Many family members have passed through Dartmouth, the most decorated being Lt. Commander Malcolm David Wanklyn VC DSO** (#9837) who died in command of HMS/M Upholder in the Mediterranean on 25th May 1941.
