William Goodenough

Sir William Goodenough
Born	2 June 1867 Portsmouth, England[1]
Died	30 January 1945 Coulsdon, Surrey, England[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1882–1930
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Albemarle[2] HMS Vengeance[2] HMS Duncan[2] 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 (2 June 1867 – 30 January 1945) was a senior Royal Navy officer of World War I.

Naval career

Goodenough joined the Royal Navy in 1882.^[3] He was appointed Commander of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1905.^[3] He was given command of the cruiser HMS Cochrane in 1910 and of the battleship HMS Colossus in 1911.^[4]

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,^[3] Dogger Bank in January 1915,^[3] and Jutland in May to June 1916.^[3] 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.). He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 June.

After the War he became Superintendent at Chatham Dockyard^[3] and then, from 1920, Commander-in-Chief at the Africa Station.^[3] He was made Vice Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1923 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1924.^[3] He was First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the King from 1929 to 1930.^[3] He retired in 1930.^[3]

In retirement he was President of the Royal Geographic Society from 1930 to 1933.,^[3] and Chairman, of Barclays Bank, where he founded Goodenough Scholarships for the children of employees. In 1931 he led the establishment of Goodenough College.

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 0-224-04092-8. 

External links

• The Dreadnought Project: William Goodenough

Presidents of the Royal Geographical Society 19th century Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich George Murray Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet William Richard Hamilton George Bellas Greenough Roderick Murchison Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester W. J. Hamilton William Henry Smyth Roderick Murchison Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere Frederick William Beechey Roderick Murchison Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton Roderick Murchison Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet Henry Bartle Frere Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet Rutherford Alcock Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne Richard Strachey Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff Sir Clements Robert Markham 20th century George Taubman Goldie Leonard Darwin George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Douglas Freshfield Thomas Holdich Francis Younghusband Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay David George Hogarth Charles Close William Goodenough Percy Zachariah Cox Henry Balfour Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode George Clark Francis Rodd, 2nd Baron Rennell Harry Lindsay James Wordie James Marshall-Cornwall Roger Nathan, 2nd Baron Nathan Raymond Priestley Dudley Stamp Gilbert Laithwaite Edmund Irving Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton Duncan Cumming John Hunt, Baron Hunt Michael Wise Vivian Fuchs George Bishop Roger Chorley, 2nd Baron Chorley Crispin Tickell George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne 21st century Ronald Urwick Cooke Neil Cossons Gordon Conway Michael Palin Judith Rees