Charles was the Sergeant of Cornwood Patrol
Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
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Cornwood Patrol | Patrol Leader | 27 Mar 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Educated at Marlborough College from Sept 1911 to Dec 1915 (Prefect)
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1915; BA 1921; MA
Teacher
The son of Rev. Charles W Godfrey and his wife Gertrude of Loughborough.
In 1939 Charles was a head teacher living in Thetford, Norfolk and a volunteer at the ARP Report Centre and living at Riversdale, Thetford.
His teacher's registration shows he served in WW1 from 1916 to 1919. He served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery in France being wounded once.
He then worked as Assistant Master, Aysgarth School, Newton-le-Willows, Yorkshire 1919-1921, Oundle School, Northampton, 1921-1922, Whitgrift Grammar School, Crydon, Surrey 1922-1930 then The Grammar School, Thetford, Norfolk 1930 until his move to Devon.
TNA ref WO1993391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
Teaching registration lists