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	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Godfrey was born in [[Handsworth, West Midlands\|Handsworth]], [[Staffordshire]], in 1888. He was the son of Godfrey Henry Godfrey, he was educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]]; [[Bradfield College]];<ref name="janus">{{cite web\|title=The Papers of Admiral John Henry Godfrey\|url=https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/9/resources/1581\|url-status=live\|work=Archivesearch\|publisher=Churchill Archives Centre\|accessdate=5 October 2021}}</ref> and [[Britannia Royal Naval College\|HMS Britannia]]. In 1921 he married Bertha '''Margaret''' Hope,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://lady.co.uk\|title=The Ladies who Secretly won the War\|date=19 July 2011\|website=Written by Margy Kinmonth, about her grandmother, mother and grandfather Admiral Godfrey, who all worked secretly at Bletchley Park during WW2. Article features never before published personal correspondence, bundles of handwritten letters, private diaries and family photos.\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref> (1901–1995), who had studied at [[Girton College, Cambridge\|Girton College]], Cambridge and was the daughter of Donald Hope, managing director of Henry Hope & Sons Ltd, window-frame manufacturers, of Birmingham. The couple had three daughters,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kathleen-kinmonth-warren-jmkvqt0mx27\|title=Obituary of Kathleen Kinmonth Warren\|date=7 November 2015\|website=The Times\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=14 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> the eldest, Kathleen Margaret Godfrey (1922–2015) (married names Kinmonth, then Warren) became a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force officer and a Bletchley Park code breaker.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB \|title=Godfrey, John Henry (1888–1971), naval officer and intelligence officer \|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31153 \|access-date=2022-08-15 \|year=2004 \|language=en \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31153\|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 \|editor-last1=Beesly \|editor-first1=Patrick }}</ref> Mrs Margaret Godfrey Hope was very active and supportive of her husband's career, assisting the establishment of the Bletchley Park set up at the end of 1939, compiling maps and data for the Admiralty from 1940, and was head of the Indian [[Royal Voluntary Service\|Women's Voluntary Service]] during the time they were stationed there.<ref name=":0" />		Godfrey was born in [[Handsworth, West Midlands\|Handsworth]], [[Staffordshire]], in 1888. He was the son of Godfrey Henry Godfrey, he was educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]]; [[Bradfield College]];<ref name="janus">{{cite web\|title=The Papers of Admiral John Henry Godfrey\|url=https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/9/resources/1581\|url-status=live\|work=Archivesearch\|publisher=Churchill Archives Centre\|accessdate=5 October 2021}}</ref> and [[Britannia Royal Naval College\|HMS Britannia]]. In 1921 he married Bertha '''Margaret''' Hope,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://lady.co.uk\|title=The Ladies who Secretly won the War\|date=19 July 2011\|website=Written by Margy Kinmonth, about her grandmother, mother and grandfather Admiral Godfrey, who all worked secretly at Bletchley Park during WW2. Article features never before published personal correspondence, bundles of handwritten letters, private diaries and family photos.\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref> (1901–1995), who had studied at [[Girton College, Cambridge\|Girton College]], Cambridge and was the daughter of Donald Hope, managing director of Henry Hope & Sons Ltd, window-frame manufacturers, of Birmingham. The couple had three daughters,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kathleen-kinmonth-warren-jmkvqt0mx27\|title=Obituary of Kathleen Kinmonth Warren\|date=7 November 2015\|website=The Times\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> the eldest, Kathleen Margaret Godfrey (1922–2015) (married names Kinmonth, then Warren) became a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force officer and a Bletchley Park code breaker.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB \|title=Godfrey, John Henry (1888–1971), naval officer and intelligence officer \|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31153 \|access-date=2022-08-15 \|year=2004 \|language=en \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31153\|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 \|editor-last1=Beesly \|editor-first1=Patrick }}</ref> Mrs Margaret Godfrey Hope was very active and supportive of her husband's career, assisting the establishment of the Bletchley Park set up at the end of 1939, compiling maps and data for the Admiralty from 1940, and was head of the Indian [[Royal Voluntary Service\|Women's Voluntary Service]] during the time they were stationed there.<ref name=":0" />

	During the [[First World War]], Godfrey served on [[HMS Euryalus (1901)\|HMS Euryalus]] in the [[Dardanelles Campaign]] in 1915, and was present at the re-occupation of [[Sallum\|Sollum]], during the bombardment of [[Smyrna]], and in the [[Red Sea]] operations in support of the [[Arab Revolt\|Arab forces]]. From 1916 to 1919 he was on the staff of the [[Mediterranean Fleet (United Kingdom)\|Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean]], and then from 1921 to 1931 he was Deputy Director at the Royal Naval Staff College.		During the [[First World War]], Godfrey served on [[HMS Euryalus (1901)\|HMS Euryalus]] in the [[Dardanelles Campaign]] in 1915, and was present at the re-occupation of [[Sallum\|Sollum]], during the bombardment of [[Smyrna]], and in the [[Red Sea]] operations in support of the [[Arab Revolt\|Arab forces]]. From 1916 to 1919 he was on the staff of the [[Mediterranean Fleet (United Kingdom)\|Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean]], and then from 1921 to 1931 he was Deputy Director at the Royal Naval Staff College.
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	Godfrey was made [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] in 1928, [[Rear-Admiral]] in 1939, [[Vice-Admiral]] in 1942 and [[Admiral (United Kingdom)\|Admiral]] on the retired list in 1945. As well as being made a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1939, he was also awarded the [[Order of the Nile]] of Egypt and made a [[Knight\|Chevalier]] of the French [[Legion d'Honneur]].<ref name=janus/>		Godfrey was made [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|Captain]] in 1928, [[Rear-Admiral]] in 1939, [[Vice-Admiral]] in 1942 and [[Admiral (United Kingdom)\|Admiral]] on the retired list in 1945. As well as being made a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1939, he was also awarded the [[Order of the Nile]] of Egypt and made a [[Knight\|Chevalier]] of the French [[Legion d'Honneur]].<ref name=janus/>

	After his retirement, Godfrey was Chairman of the [[Chelsea Hospital]] Management Committee from 1949 to 1960, and was a sometime member of the Board of Governors of [[Queen Charlotte's Hospital]] and the Chelsea Hospital for Women, and of the Council of [[King's Fund\|King Edward's Hospital Fund for London]] and [[Roedean School]]. He founded the Centre for Spastic Children, Chelsea. [[Ian Fleming]]—who served under Godfrey in Naval Intelligence during World War II—based [[M (James Bond)\|M]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.foxtrotfilms.com/what-do-these-4-people-have-in-common/\|title=Very Special Admiral\|date=6 March 2016\|website=Illustrated talk by Margy Kinmonth, about her grandfather Admiral Godfrey, immortalised as “M” in the James Bond books written by Ian Fleming, his wartime assistant. The event was held at Wilmington, Folkington and Milton Street Village Club, Sussex on 6 March 2016, in the village where Godfrey lived from 1948 to 1980. The talk featured readings from his unpublished memoirs, previously unseen family photos, along with official wartime portraits by Cecil Beaton and society photographer Dorothy Wilding.\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=14 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> the fictional head of [[MI6]] and [[James Bond]]'s superior, on him; Godfrey complained that Fleming "turned me into that unsavoury character, M".<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/for_your_eyes_only/article3652410.ece \| title=Was Ian Fleming the real 007? \| accessdate=8 March 2011 \| author=Macintyre, Ben \| date=5 April 2008 \| work=The Times}}</ref>		After his retirement, Godfrey was Chairman of the [[Chelsea Hospital]] Management Committee from 1949 to 1960, and was a sometime member of the Board of Governors of [[Queen Charlotte's Hospital]] and the Chelsea Hospital for Women, and of the Council of [[King's Fund\|King Edward's Hospital Fund for London]] and [[Roedean School]]. He founded the Centre for Spastic Children, Chelsea. [[Ian Fleming]]—who served under Godfrey in Naval Intelligence during World War II—based [[M (James Bond)\|M]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.foxtrotfilms.com/what-do-these-4-people-have-in-common/\|title=Very Special Admiral\|date=6 March 2016\|website=Illustrated talk by Margy Kinmonth, about her grandfather Admiral Godfrey, immortalised as “M” in the James Bond books written by Ian Fleming, his wartime assistant. The event was held at Wilmington, Folkington and Milton Street Village Club, Sussex on 6 March 2016, in the village where Godfrey lived from 1948 to 1980. The talk featured readings from his unpublished memoirs, previously unseen family photos, along with official wartime portraits by Cecil Beaton and society photographer Dorothy Wilding.\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> the fictional head of [[MI6]] and [[James Bond]]'s superior, on him; Godfrey complained that Fleming "turned me into that unsavoury character, M".<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/for_your_eyes_only/article3652410.ece \| title=Was Ian Fleming the real 007? \| accessdate=8 March 2011 \| author=Macintyre, Ben \| date=5 April 2008 \| work=The Times}}</ref>

	In 1966 and 1967 Godfrey gave his memoirs to [[Churchill College, Cambridge]]. These contain many unpublished sources and are based in part on an official history of the [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)\|Naval Intelligence Division]] which he had written at the end of the war. Godfrey died in [[Eastbourne]] in 1970.		In 1966 and 1967 Godfrey gave his memoirs to [[Churchill College, Cambridge]]. These contain many unpublished sources and are based in part on an official history of the [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)\|Naval Intelligence Division]] which he had written at the end of the war. Godfrey died in [[Eastbourne]] in 1970.

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{{Short description|British naval officer (1888–1970)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = John Henry Godfrey
| image = Vice Admiral Godfrey WWII IWM A 20777.jpg
| caption = Godfrey as a Rear Admiral during World War II
| birth_date = {{birth-date|10 July 1888}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|29 August 1970|10 July 1888}}
| birth_place = [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth]]
| death_place = [[Eastbourne]]
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| battles = [[World War I|First World War]] [[World War II|Second World War]]
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[[Admiral (United Kingdom)|Admiral]] '''John Henry Godfrey''' [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|CB]] (10 July 1888 – 29 August 1970) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Indian Navy]], specialising in [[navigation]]. [[Ian Fleming]] is said to have based James Bond's boss, "[[M (James Bond)|M]]", on Godfrey.

==Life and career==
Godfrey was born in [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth]], [[Staffordshire]], in 1888. He was the son of Godfrey Henry Godfrey, he was educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]]; [[Bradfield College]];<ref name="janus">{{cite web|title=The Papers of Admiral John Henry Godfrey|url=https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/9/resources/1581|url-status=live|work=Archivesearch|publisher=Churchill Archives Centre|accessdate=5 October 2021}}</ref> and [[Britannia Royal Naval College|HMS Britannia]]. In 1921 he married Bertha '''Margaret''' Hope,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lady.co.uk|title=The Ladies who Secretly won the War|date=19 July 2011|website=Written by Margy Kinmonth, about her grandmother, mother and grandfather Admiral Godfrey, who all worked secretly at Bletchley Park during WW2. Article features never before published personal correspondence, bundles of handwritten letters, private diaries and family photos.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> (1901–1995), who had studied at [[Girton College, Cambridge|Girton College]], Cambridge and was the daughter of Donald Hope, managing director of Henry Hope & Sons Ltd, window-frame manufacturers, of Birmingham. The couple had three daughters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kathleen-kinmonth-warren-jmkvqt0mx27|title=Obituary of Kathleen Kinmonth Warren|date=7 November 2015|website=The Times|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> the eldest, Kathleen Margaret Godfrey (1922–2015) (married names Kinmonth, then Warren) became a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force officer and a Bletchley Park code breaker.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB |title=Godfrey, John Henry (1888–1971), naval officer and intelligence officer |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31153 |access-date=2022-08-15 |year=2004 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31153|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |editor-last1=Beesly |editor-first1=Patrick }}</ref> Mrs Margaret Godfrey Hope was very active and supportive of her husband's career, assisting the establishment of the Bletchley Park set up at the end of 1939, compiling maps and data for the Admiralty from 1940, and was head of the Indian [[Royal Voluntary Service|Women's Voluntary Service]] during the time they were stationed there.<ref name=":0" />

During the [[First World War]], Godfrey served on [[HMS Euryalus (1901)|HMS Euryalus]] in the [[Dardanelles Campaign]] in 1915, and was present at the re-occupation of [[Sallum|Sollum]], during the bombardment of [[Smyrna]], and in the [[Red Sea]] operations in support of the [[Arab Revolt|Arab forces]]. From 1916 to 1919 he was on the staff of the [[Mediterranean Fleet (United Kingdom)|Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean]], and then from 1921 to 1931 he was Deputy Director at the Royal Naval Staff College.

From 1931 to 1933 he commanded the ships [[HMS Kent (54)|HMS ''Kent'']] and [[HMS Suffolk (55)|HMS ''Suffolk'']] on the [[China Station]], before serving as Deputy Director, Plans Division at the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] from 1933 to 1935. He commanded the battle-cruiser [[HMS Repulse (1916)|HMS ''Repulse'']] from 1936 to 1939, then served as [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)|Director of Naval Intelligence]] from 1939 to 1942.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebratingbletchleypark.co.uk/?page_id=144|title=Secret Admiral|last=|first=|date=|website=Illustrated talk about Admiral Godfrey, Director of Naval Intelligence 1939 to 1941, by Margy Kinmonth, at the Celebrating Bletchley Park two-day Festival, at Firle Place on March 20th 2016. The talk featured previously unseen material unearthed in the preparation of the biography film "Secret Admiral” directed by Margy Kinmonth. Other speakers included Sir Dermot Turning (Alan Turing’s nephew) and Baroness Trumpington.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> From 1943 to 1946 he was [[Flag Officer]] Commanding [[Royal Indian Navy]]. He was commanding the [[Royal Indian Navy]] during the [[Royal Indian Navy mutiny]] and went on air with his order to "Submit or perish".

Godfrey was made [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] in 1928, [[Rear-Admiral]] in 1939, [[Vice-Admiral]] in 1942 and [[Admiral (United Kingdom)|Admiral]] on the retired list in 1945. As well as being made a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1939, he was also awarded the [[Order of the Nile]] of Egypt and made a [[Knight|Chevalier]] of the French [[Legion d'Honneur]].<ref name=janus/>

After his retirement, Godfrey was Chairman of the [[Chelsea Hospital]] Management Committee from 1949 to 1960, and was a sometime member of the Board of Governors of [[Queen Charlotte's Hospital]] and the Chelsea Hospital for Women, and of the Council of [[King's Fund|King Edward's Hospital Fund for London]] and [[Roedean School]]. He founded the Centre for Spastic Children, Chelsea. [[Ian Fleming]]—who served under Godfrey in Naval Intelligence during World War II—based [[M (James Bond)|M]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxtrotfilms.com/what-do-these-4-people-have-in-common/|title=Very Special Admiral|date=6 March 2016|website=Illustrated talk by Margy Kinmonth, about her grandfather Admiral Godfrey, immortalised as “M” in the James Bond books written by Ian Fleming, his wartime assistant. The event was held at Wilmington, Folkington and Milton Street Village Club, Sussex on 6 March 2016, in the village where Godfrey lived from 1948 to 1980. The talk featured readings from his unpublished memoirs, previously unseen family photos, along with official wartime portraits by Cecil Beaton and society photographer Dorothy Wilding.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> the fictional head of [[MI6]] and [[James Bond]]'s superior, on him; Godfrey complained that Fleming "turned me into that unsavoury character, M".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/for_your_eyes_only/article3652410.ece | title=Was Ian Fleming the real 007? | accessdate=8 March 2011 | author=Macintyre, Ben | date=5 April 2008 | work=The Times}}</ref>

In 1966 and 1967 Godfrey gave his memoirs to [[Churchill College, Cambridge]]. These contain many unpublished sources and are based in part on an official history of the [[Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)|Naval Intelligence Division]] which he had written at the end of the war. Godfrey died in [[Eastbourne]] in 1970.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*''[[Who Was Who]]''

== External links ==
* [https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/9/resources/1581 The Papers of Admiral John Henry Godfrey] held at [[Churchill Archives Centre]]

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