William Godfrey (Royal Marines officer)

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.

General Sir William Godfrey KCB CMG
Born	(1880-04-02)2 April 1880 Newry, County Down
Died	18 May 1952(1952-05-18) (aged 72) Tavistock, Devon
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1898–1939
Rank	General
Commands	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]