William Wellington Godfrey

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.

Sir William Godfrey
Born	2 April 1880 Newry, County Down
Died	18 May 1952 (aged 72) Tavistock, Devon
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1898–1939
Rank	General
Commands held	Adjutant-General Royal Marines Portsmouth Division Royal Marines
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Military career

Educated at Dulwich College,[1] Godfrey was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1898.[2] Godfrey made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1912,[3] scoring 15 runs in the match.[4] He served on the staff of Captain John de Robeck for the evacuation from Gallipoli in January 1916 during the First World War.[5] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General Royal Marines in 1930,[6] Commandant of the Portsmouth Division Royal Marines in 1930 and Adjutant-General Royal Marines in October 1936 before retiring in October 1939.[7]

References

1. "William Wellington Godfrey". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
2. "No. 27001". The London Gazette. 2 September 1898. p. 5259.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Godfrey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
4. "Army v Royal Navy, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
5. "Sir John de Robeck's Gallipoli Evacuation Despatch". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
6. "Godfrey, Sir William Wellington". Generals.dk. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
7. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments, 1865-" (PDF). gulabin.com. October 2020. p. 283. Retrieved 16 November 2020.