serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance image_size honorific_suffix birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
1958 1992 south africa 1981 chief naval command west chief of naval staff operations director of of naval operations the south african navy flag officer commanding 05 july 2013 muizenberg , cape town , south africa kimberley , northern cape , south africa south africa 1928 230px zar dvr sd sm 13 july 1939 woody vice admiral lambert jackson woodburne.jpg lambert jackson woodburne
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lambert jackson woodburne

vice-admiral lambert jackson woodburne -lrb- 13 july 1939 -- 5 july 2013 -rrb- was chief of the south african navy from 1 july 1990 to 31 august 1992 .
he is one of only two people to have been awarded the van riebeeck decoration , which he received for special forces operations in tanzania .
he was more commonly known by his nickname `` woody '' .
