Godfrey French Explained

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]

Career

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Births, Marriages, Deaths. The Times . 63053 . London, England . Times Newspapers Limited . 12 April 1988 . 19.
  2. Web site: The Papers of Captain Godfrey Alexander French . . 2005 . Churchill Archives Centre . University of Cambridge . 30 May 2022.