Godfrey French

Captain Godfrey Alexander French (1 July 1900 – 10 April 1988) was a Royal Navy officer and the last British officer to serve as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.

Career
Following his cadetship from 1913 to 1916, French was appointed midshipman in HMS Emperor of India and served in the Grand Fleet. Promoted sub-lieutenant, he served as First Lieutenant of HMS Nith, and was an undergraduate at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1920. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Military Division (CBE) in the 1954 Birthday Honours.