| Sir William Godfrey | |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Newry, County Down |
| Death Place: | Tavistock, Devon |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Marines |
| Serviceyears: | 1898–1939 |
| Rank: | General |
| Commands: | Adjutant-General Royal Marines Portsmouth Division Royal Marines |
| Battles: | First World War |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir William Wellington Godfrey, (2 April 1880 – 18 May 1952) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Educated at Dulwich College,[1] Godfrey was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1898. Godfrey made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1912,[2] scoring 15 runs in the match.[3] He served on the staff of Captain John de Robeck for the evacuation from Gallipoli in January 1916 during the First World War.[4] He went on to be Assistant Adjutant-General Royal Marines in 1930,[5] Commandant of the Portsmouth Division Royal Marines in 1930 and Adjutant-General Royal Marines in October 1936 before retiring in October 1939.[6]