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

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]

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. 1 2 3 "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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