William Wellington Godfrey
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Sir William Godfrey
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| Born | 2 April 1880 Newry, County Down |
| Died | 18 May 1952 Tavistock, Devon |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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File:RoyalMarineBadge.svg Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1898–1939 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Royal Marines |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir William Wellington Godfrey 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
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| Preceded by | Adjutant-General Royal Marines 1936–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir Alan Bourne |
