词条 | William Wellington Godfrey |
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| name = Sir William Godfrey | image = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1880|04|02|df=yes}} | birth_place = Newry, County Down | death_date = {{death date and age|1952|05|18|1880|04|02|df=yes}} | death_place = Tavistock, Devon | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = Royal Marines | serviceyears = 1898–1939 | rank = General | unit = | commands = Adjutant-General Royal Marines Portsmouth Division Royal Marines | battles = First World War | awards = Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | relations = | laterwork = }} General Sir William Wellington Godfrey, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CMG}} (2 April 1880 – 18 May 1952) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military careerEducated at Dulwich College,[1] Godfrey was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1898.[2] He served on the staff of Captain John de Robeck for the evacuation from Gallipoli in January 1916 during the First World War.[3] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General Royal Marines in 1930,[4] Commandant of the Portsmouth Division Royal Marines in 1930 and Adjutant-General Royal Marines in October 1936 before retiring in October 1939.[5] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29678/29678.html|title= William Wellington Godfrey|publisher=Cricket Archive|accessdate=20 May 2016}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Richard Ford}}{{s-ttl|title=Adjutant-General Royal Marines|years=1936–1939}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Alan Bourne}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Godfrey, William}}2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27001|page=5259|date=2 September 1898}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.1914-1918.net/derobecks_gallipoli_evacuation_despatch.html|title=Sir John de Robeck’s Gallipoli Evacuation Despatch|accessdate=20 May 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.generals.dk/general/Godfrey/Sir_William_Wellington/Great_Britain.html|title=Godfrey, Sir William Wellington|publisher=Generals.dk|accessdate=20 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|title=Senior Royal Navy appointments|accessdate=20 May 2016}} 5 : 1880 births|1952 deaths|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Royal Marines generals |
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