Allegiance United Kingdom Battles/wars First World War Rank General | Years of service 1898–1939 Battles and wars World War I Service/branch Royal Marines | |
Born 2 April 1880
Newry, County Down ( 1880-04-02 ) Commands held Adjutant-General Royal Marines
Portsmouth Division Royal Marines Died 18 May 1952, Tavistock, United Kingdom Awards Order of the Bath, 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, Godfrey was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1898. He served on the staff of Captain John de Robeck for the evacuation from Gallipoli in January 1916 during the First World War. He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General Royal Marines in 1930, Commandant of the Portsmouth Division Royal Marines in 1930 and Adjutant-General Royal Marines in October 1936 before retiring in October 1939.
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