Captain Godfrey Alexander French | |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1900 |
Death Date: | [1] |
Serviceyears: | 1913–1949 1952–1954 |
Rank: | Captain Commodore |
Commands: | |
Branch: | Indian Navy |
Battles: | First World War Second World War |
Awards: | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Captain Godfrey Alexander French (1 July 1900 – 10 April 1988) was a Royal Navy officer who served as the last British Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.[2]
Following his cadetship from 1913 to 1916, French was appointed midshipman on serving in the Grand Fleet.[2] Promoted to sub-lieutenant, he served as First Lieutenant of HMS Nith. Later, in 1920, he was an undergraduate at Selwyn College, Cambridge.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (CBE) in the 1954 Birthday Honours.