Godfrey French

Captain Godfrey Alexander French CBE (1 July 1900 – 10 April 1988) was a Royal Navy officer and the last British officer to serve as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.[2]

Captain Godfrey Alexander French
Born(1900-07-01)1 July 1900
Died10 April 1988(1988-04-10) (aged 87)[1]
Allegiance United Kingdom
 India
Service/branch Royal Navy
Indian Navy
Years of service1913–1949
1952–1954
RankCaptain
Commodore
Commands heldHMS Hawkins
HMS Norfolk
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Career

Following his cadetship from 1913 to 1916, French was appointed midshipman in HMS Emperor of India and served in the Grand Fleet.[2] Promoted sub-lieutenant, he served as First Lieutenant of HMS Nith, and was an undergraduate at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1920.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (CBE) in the 1954 Birthday Honours.[3]

References

  1. "Births, Marriages, Deaths". The Times. No. 63053. London, England: Times Newspapers Limited. 12 April 1988. p. 19.
  2. "The Papers of Captain Godfrey Alexander French". Churchill Archives Centre. University of Cambridge. 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. "No. 40188". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1954. p. 3257.
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