Sir Reade Godwin-Austen | |
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Born | Frensham, Farnham, Surrey, England | 17 April 1889
Died | 20 March 1963 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England | (aged 73)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1909–1947 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 6446 |
Commands | XIII Corps (1941–42) 12th (African) Division (1940–41) 2nd (African) Division (1940) 8th Infantry Division (1939–40) 14th Infantry Brigade (1938–39) 13th Infantry Brigade (1938) 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (1936–37) |
Battles/wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India[1] Companion of the Order of the Bath[2] Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross[3] Mentioned in Despatches (6)[4][5][6] |
Relations | Sir Henry Godwin (great-grandfather) Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen (uncle) |
Other work | Colonel of the South Wales Borderers (1950–54)[7][8] |
General Sir Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen, KCSI, CB, OBE, MC (17 April 1889 – 20 March 1963) was a British Army officer who served during the First and the Second World Wars.