William Goodenough
Sir William Goodenough | |
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1867-1945 | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1882 - 1930 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Cochrane HMS Colossus 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron Africa Station Nore Command |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough GCB, MVO (1867–1945) was a senior Royal Navy officer of World War I.
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Goodenough joined the Royal Navy in 1882.[1] He was appointed Commander of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1905.[1] He was given command of the cruiser HMS Cochrane in 1910 and of the battleship HMS Colossus in 1911.[2]
He served in World War I and commanded the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron from 1913 to 1916, participating in the battles of Heligoland Bight in August 1914,[1] Dogger Bank in January 1915,[1] and Jutland in May to June 1916.[1]
After the War he became Superintendent at Chatham Dockyard[1] and then, from 1920, Commander-in-Chief at the Africa Station.[1] He was made Vice Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1923 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1924.[1] He was First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the King from 1929 to 1930.[1] He retired in 1930.[1]
In retirement he was President of the Royal Geographical Society from 1930 to 1933.[1]
[edit] References
- Admiral Sir William Goodenough (1943). A rough record. London and New York: Hutchinson.
- Arthur Marder (1965). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow Volume II, The war years :To the eve of Jutland 1914-1916. London: Oxford University Press.
- Robert Massie (2004). Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea. London: Johnathan Cape. ISBN 0224 040928.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Edward Fitzherbert |
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station 1920–1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Rudolph Bentinck |
Preceded by Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas |
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1924–1927 |
Succeeded by Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by Sir Richard Phillimore |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1929–1930 |
Succeeded by Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair |
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