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{{ViceRN}} '''Harry Rowlandson Godfrey''', | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Harry Rowlandson Godfrey''', C.B., D.S.O. (11 October, 1875 – 17 February, 1947) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1898.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | |||
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of {{ | Godfrey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | ||
Godfrey was | Godfrey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Beagle|f=t}} on 1 February, 1913. | ||
Godfrey | ==Great War== | ||
Godfrey showed great courage in sweeping mines and patrolling inside the Dardanelles and in assisting the embarcation at Cata Telex on April 25/26, 1915.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | |||
Godfrey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vampire|f=t}} on 2 October, 1917.{{ | Godfrey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | ||
Godfrey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vampire|f=t}} on 2 October, 1917. | |||
==Post-War== | |||
On 4 November, 1919, Godfrey was appointed for temporary duties in the Training & Staff Duties Division to write a destroyer manual. This was done outside the Admiralty and the work extended into 1920, but the rest of the date is not legible. In January, 1921 he was taking a Senior Officers' Technical Course.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | |||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} in November, 1924. | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valiant|f=t}} in November, 1924. | ||
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 6 August, 1926 and placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | |||
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 2 April, 1931.<ref>Godfrey Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/44/235.|D7576608}} f. 235.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 1 November 2016
Vice-Admiral (retired) Harry Rowlandson Godfrey, C.B., D.S.O. (11 October, 1875 – 17 February, 1947) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1898.[1]
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[2]
Godfrey was appointed in command of the destroyer Beagle on 1 February, 1913.
Great War
Godfrey showed great courage in sweeping mines and patrolling inside the Dardanelles and in assisting the embarcation at Cata Telex on April 25/26, 1915.[3]
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.[4]
Godfrey was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Vampire on 2 October, 1917.
Post-War
On 4 November, 1919, Godfrey was appointed for temporary duties in the Training & Staff Duties Division to write a destroyer manual. This was done outside the Admiralty and the work extended into 1920, but the rest of the date is not legible. In January, 1921 he was taking a Senior Officers' Technical Course.[5]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Valiant in November, 1924.
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 6 August, 1926 and placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.[6]
Godfrey was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 April, 1931.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Eric V. F. R. Dugmore |
Captain of H.M.S. Teal 5 Feb, 1907[8] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Guy Stopford |
| Preceded by Lionel J. G. Anderson |
Captain of H.M.S. Beagle 1 Feb, 1913[9] |
Succeeded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich 15 Feb, 1916[10] – 1917[Inference] |
Succeeded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy |
| Preceded by Frederick E. K. Strong |
Captain of H.M.S. Vampire 2 Oct, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Claud F. Allsup |
| Preceded by Walter L. Allen |
Captain (D), Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla 2 Oct, 1917[12] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Captain of H.M.S. Dido 24 Feb, 1921[13] |
Succeeded by Brien M. Money |
| Preceded by David T. Norris |
Captain of H.M.S. Valiant Nov, 1924[14] |
Succeeded by Humphrey T. Walwyn |
Footnotes
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ Godfrey Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/44/235. f. 235.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 383.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 924.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 748.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
