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词条 William Wellington Godfrey
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  1. Military career

  2. References

{{Infobox military person
| 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 career

Educated 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]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29678/29678.html|title= William Wellington Godfrey|publisher=Cricket Archive|accessdate=20 May 2016}}
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}}
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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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