English Māori Alexander John Godley Born 4 February 1867 - Died 6 March 1957 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 15/1 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarRegular Military Service AWMM South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Unknown photographer (1917) General Godley. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-AL … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlexander John AWMM SurnameGodley AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 15/1 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth4 February 1867 AWMM Gillingham, England AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationLady Godley (wife), care of Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarRegular Military Service AWMM South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 15/1 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsKnight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB) AWMM LG 14/03/1916 AWMM Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) AWMM 23/06/1914 AWMM Order of the White Eagle, 2nd Class with Swords (Serbia) AWMM Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (France) AWMM Croix de Guerre (Belgium) AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Nine Times AWMM 05/08/1915, 28/01/1916, 10/04/1916, 13/07/1916, 22/09/1916, 04/01/1917, 10/04/1917, 11/12/1917, 05/07/1919 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Soldier/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Major General/Military AWMM Headquarters AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Louisa Marion Fowler AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death6 March 1957 AWMM Oxford, England AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alexander John Godley by laying a poppy. Thomas Edgar Godkin William Godkin Alexander John Godley Eric John Godley Frank Stodhart Godley Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alexander John Godley Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16786824 Further Reference National Archives of New Zealand, National Collection of War Art. Portrait. http://warart.archives.govt.nz/node/179 Further Reference Essay. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=3G12 Further Reference NZETC topic page http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-208052.html Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2756718 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 268 AWMM Pugsley, C. (1995). ANZAC : the New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press. AWMM p.103-106, 111, 136 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License