A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Woodley, Augustus John

2012526A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Woodley, Augustus JohnWilliam Richard O'Byrne

WOODLEY. (Commander, 1845.)

Augustus John Woodley entered the Navy 1 May, 1827; passed his examination in 1834; and for his services on the coast of Syria and at the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments were – 30 Jan. 1841, to the Revenge 76, Capt. Hon. Wm. Waldegrave, in the Mediterranean – 29 March, 1842, as Additional, to the Growler steamer, Capt. Claude Henry Mason Buckle, in South America – and 7 Oct. 1843, as First, to the Gorgon steam-sloop, Capts. Chas. Hotham and Edw. Crouch, on the same station. For his conduct during the operations in the Parana, detailed in our memoir of Sir Chas. Hotham, he was promoted to the rank of Commander by a commission bearing date 18 Nov. 1845.[1]


  1. Vide Gaz. 1846, p. 2500.