| Surname: | Godden |
| Initials: | W S |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Army Number: | 362656 |
| Notes: | Provost Officer. General List. William Stanford Godden. London Gazette 40183, 3126, 28/5/1954. Corps of Royal Military Police. The undermentioned from Gen List to be Lt, 29/5/1954, retaining his present seniority, W S Godden (362656). London Gazette 41186, 5631, 27/9/1957. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Short Service Commission. Lt W S Godden (362656) to be Capt, 26/9/1957. London Gazette 41837, 6336, 9/10/1959. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Capt William Stanford Godden (362656) from Short Serv. Commn. to be 2/Lt, 10/10/1959, with seniority 27/1/1951. 2/Lt W S Godden (362656) to be Lt, 10/10/1959, with seniority 27/1/1951. London Gazette 41839, 6420, 13/10/1959. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt W S Godden (362656) to be Capt, 10/10/1959. London Gazette 45718, 7977, 4/7/1972. Corps of Royal Military Police. The undermentioned Maj. to be Lt.Col., 30/6/1972: W S Godden (362656). London Gazette 43229, 852, 28/1/1964. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Capt. W S Godden (362656) to be Maj., 27/1/1964. London Gazette 48852, 160, 5/1/1982. Corps of Royal Military Police. Regular Army. Lt/Col. W S Godden, OBE. (362656) retires on retired pay, 3/1/1982. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Order of the British Empire (London Gazette: 48467 Page: 6 Dec. 31, 1980) |
| Citation: | New Year Honours. Lieutenant Colonel William Stanford Godden (362656), RMP. Place, London, Dec. 1977 to present date. SO1 and Adviser on Special Investigations.Citation: Lieutenant-Colonel Godden joined HQ PM (A) in December 1977 as the SO1 and Adviser of Special Investigations for his last tour of duty before retirement from the Army.Within a very short time he had forged invaluable links with the Home Office and civilian police which have proved to be of a very great benefit to the Service. He introduced the three-tiered system of investigation into RMP which immensely improved the overall investigative capability of the Corps and at the same time, raised the standards of investigations within provost companies. He planned and implemented the restructuring of SIB in BAOR and UKLF, giving them a balanced structure which has greatly increased their operational efficiency and, equally importantly, raised their morale. his brilliant direction and outstanding professional ability has been an inspiration to all who have worked with him.He has kept the Corps thoroughly abreast of legal and procedural changes in the law and virtually single handed redrafted and edited the new Imprisonment and Detention (Army) Rules and attendant statutory instruments. All this he has done in addition to the very heavy burden of day to day activities connected with his appointment.Lieutenant-Colonels Godden's contribution to the good of the Service has been above and beyond the normal call of duty and should be recognised by an award.Recommended by: Brig. J F Thomas OBE, RMP, PM Army., GOC London District. |
Provost Officer Appointments: | |
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