Alexander Godley

General Sir Alexander John Godley GCB KCMG was a senior officer in the British Army. He is best known for his role as commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and II Anzac Corps during the First World War.

Alexander Godley was born in Chatham, Kent, England, onFebruary 1867, the eldest son of William Godley, a British Army captain of Irish heritage. His fathers brother was John Robert Godley, the founder of Canterbury, New Zealand. When Godley was 13, his father died leaving the family in dire financial straits.

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