Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy

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Admiral Godfrey Harry Brydges Mundy, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (11 August, 1860 – 7 October, 1928) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Mundy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 29 June, 1883.[1]

He was appointed to the Royal Adelaide as Flag Lieutenant to Sir Augustus Phillimore, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, on 5 March, 1885.[2]

Mundy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1896.[3]

Captain

Mundy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 26 June, 1902.[4]

On the occasion of the King's visit to Austria he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 9 October, 1903.[5]

On 5 December, 1908, he was appointed Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard.[6]

Flag Rank

Mundy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 April, 1912, vice Shortland.[7] He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard on 11 December, 1913, in succession to Rear-Admiral Robert H. S. Stokes.[8]

Mundy was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1917.[9] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 19 August, 1917, vice Slade,[10] and was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 19 September.[11] His last service was as Vice-Admiral in the North Atlantic Convoy from 1917 to 1918. He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 1 January, 1919.[12] He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 7 October, 1920.[13]

Medals

Order of the Bath (Civil); Royal Victorian Order; Distinguished Service Order; Egypt 1882, no clasp; British War and Victory Medals; Khedive's Star.

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 25247. p. 3378. 3 July, 1883.
  2. Navy List (September, 1885). p. 233.
  3. London Gazette: no. 26757. p. 3978. 10 July, 1896.
  4. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  5. London Gazette: no. 27604. p. 6147. 9 October, 1903.
  6. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 20 November, 1908. Issue 38809, col E, pg. 14.
  7. London Gazette: no. 28599. p. 2704. 16 April, 1912.
  8. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 12 December, 1913. Issue 40393, col E, pg. 6.
  9. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 1. 1 January, 1917.
  10. London Gazette: no. 30248. p. 8703. 24 August, 1917.
  11. London Gazette: no. 30313. p. 10050. 28 September, 1917.
  12. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 115. 1 January, 1919.
  13. London Gazette: no. 32081. p. 9891. 12 October, 1920.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral G. H. B. Mundy" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 9 October, 1928. Issue 45019, col A, pg. 21.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry C. Kingsford
Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard
1908 – 1911
Succeeded by
Alfred E. A. Grant
Preceded by
Robert H. S. Stokes
Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard
1913 – 1916
Succeeded by
Sir Arthur J. Henniker-Hughan, Bart.