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Goodenough was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1905, upon the retirement of [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]] as First Sea Lord.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | Goodenough was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1905, upon the retirement of [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]] as First Sea Lord.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | ||
− | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 25 August, 1907.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 433.</ref> | + | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Albemarle|f=t}} on 25 August, 1907.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 433.</ref> |
− | + | Goodenough was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} on 12 September, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 389.</ref> | |
− | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cochrane|f=t}} on 3 January, 1911.<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 433.</ref> | + | He served as captain of {{UK-Duncan}} from December 1908 until August of 1910.{{MackieRNW}} |
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+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cochrane|f=t}} on 3 January, 1911.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 433.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | ==Great War== |
Revision as of 16:54, 16 October 2012
Admiral SIR William Edmund Goodenough, G.C.B., M.V.O., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (2 June, 1867 – 30 January, 1945) was an officer in the Royal Navy. he is chiefly remembered for his service in command of light cruisers during the First World War.
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Early Life & Career
Goodenough was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 23 August, 1889.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 30 June, 1900.[2]
Goodenough was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1905, upon the retirement of Lord Walter Kerr as First Sea Lord.[3]
He was appointed in command of the battleship Albemarle on 25 August, 1907.[4]
Goodenough was appointed in command of the battleship Vengeance on 12 September, 1908.[5]
He served as captain of Duncan from December 1908 until August of 1910.[6]
He was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Cochrane on 3 January, 1911.[7]
Great War
He commanded the Second Light Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland from the bridge of his flagship, the light cruiser Southampton.[8]
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1916, Goodenough was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.).[9] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 June.[10]
Post-War
Goodenough was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[11]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1920.[12]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1925, vice Gough-Calthorpe.[13]
On 23 May, 1930, he was placed on the Retired List.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25969. p. 4738. 30 August, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 389.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 433.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 46.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29608. p. 5553. 2 June, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29629. p. 6066. 20 June, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32017. p. 8408. 13 August, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33608. p. 3233. 23 May, 1930.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir William Goodenough" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 31 January, 1945. Issue 50055, col C, p. 7.
- Goodenough, Admiral Sir William (1943). A Rough Record. London: Hutchinson & Co..
Papers
- Papers in the possession of the Imperial War Museum.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- People
- People (UK)
- 1867 births
- 1945 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1880
- Captains of H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
- Captains of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
- Commodores Commanding, First Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the Second Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Admirals Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Africa Station
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society