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William Goodenough WWI veteran

  • BIrthday

    BIrthday

    William Goodenough was born on June 2nd, 1867.
  • Entered the royal navy

    Entered the royal navy

    William goodenough entered the royal navy as a cadet.
  • stationed in Northampton

    stationed in Northampton

    William Goodenough was stationed in Northampton
  • He was Promoted to sub-lieutenant.

    He was Promoted to sub-lieutenant.

    William Goodenough was promoted to Sub-lieutenant where he spent a brief period serving on the Calypso with the training squadron, and then attended gunnery school.
  • promotion

    promotion

    William goodenough was promoted to commander, and traveled back to Britain, where he was given commander of HMS Resolution. ( a ship owned by the royal navy)
  • Transferred to HMS Formidable

    after just over a year on this ship her entire crew was transferred to the newly completed battleship HMS Formidable. He spent the years from 1902 to 1908 in the Mediterranean sea.
  • Promotion

    Promotion

    William good enough was promoted to captain after he spent three years at sea.
  • captain of Dartmouth college

    captain of Dartmouth college

    William goodenough was appointed captain of Dartmouth college.
  • Flag captain

    Flag captain

    William goodenough was flag captain of the Duncan under sir George Callaghan
  • Left Dartmouth

    Left Dartmouth

    After spending two years at Dartmouth, Goodenough leaves.
  • Promoted

    Promoted

    William Goodenough was promoted to commodore
  • Was chosen to be captain of the cochrane

    Was chosen to be captain of the cochrane

    William goodenough was captain of the cochrane which took king George V to the Indian dubar
  • Outbreak of WWI

    Outbreak of WWI

    The Royal Navy consisted of six ships. The Birmingham, the Nottingham, the Liverpool, the Falmouth and the Lowestoft
  • Battle of Heligoland bight

    Battle of Heligoland bight

    The first battle of heligoland Bight was the first naval battle of the world war
  • Attacking germany

    Attacking germany

    Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare against Merchant vessels
  • Battle of Dogger Bank

    Battle of Dogger Bank

    A battle between squadrons of the British Grand fleet and the german Hochseeflotte.
  • Germany begins submarine warfare

    Germany begins submarine warfare

    Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare against Merchant vessels
  • The British liner Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat

    The British liner Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat

    The British ship the Lusitania is sunk by a german U-boat.
  • suspends submarine warfare

    suspends submarine warfare

    Germany suspends submarine warfare.
  • unrestricted submarine warfare

    unrestricted submarine warfare

    germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare.
  • official end to WWI

    official end to WWI

    January 10, 1920 was the offical end to WWI.
  • The royal air force

    The royal air force

    he royal air force was founded by combining the royal flying corps and the royal naval air service.