Godfrey Charles Mundy | |
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 Major-General Godfrey Charles Mundy | |
| Born | 10 March 1804 |
| Died | 10 July 1860 (aged 56) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
British Army |
| Years of service | 1821–1860 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Major-General Godfrey Charles Mundy (10 March 1804 – 10 July 1860) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Mundy was commissioned as a lieutenant in the British Army in 1821. [1] He took part in the Siege of Bharatpur in the Indian princely state of Baharatpur in 1825 before being made Deputy Adjutant General of the military forces in Australia in 1826. [1] He was appointed Assistant Under Secretary at the Colonial Office from March to September 1854. [2] He served as Permanent Under Secretary in the War Office during the Crimean War and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1857. [1] He died in office in 1860. [1] He was author of the book Our Antipodes: or, Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies, with a glimpse of the Gold-Fields. [3]
In 1848 he married Lady Louisa Catherine Georgina Herbert; they had one son, Herbert Godfrey Mundy. [4]
- ^ a b c d Mundy, Godfrey Charles (1804–1860). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Sainty, J.C. (1976). "Alphabetical list of officials: British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. University of London. pp. 36–51. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Godfrey Charles Mundy (1855). Our Antipodes: or, Residence and rambles in the Australasian colonies, with a glimpse of the gold fields. R. Bentley. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Bessie Newenham Stuart. The Peerage.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.
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Godfrey Charles Mundy | |
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Major-General Godfrey Charles Mundy | |
| Born | 10 March 1804 |
| Died | 10 July 1860 (aged 56) |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
British Army |
| Years of service | 1821–1860 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Major-General Godfrey Charles Mundy (10 March 1804 – 10 July 1860) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Mundy was commissioned as a lieutenant in the British Army in 1821. [1] He took part in the Siege of Bharatpur in the Indian princely state of Baharatpur in 1825 before being made Deputy Adjutant General of the military forces in Australia in 1826. [1] He was appointed Assistant Under Secretary at the Colonial Office from March to September 1854. [2] He served as Permanent Under Secretary in the War Office during the Crimean War and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1857. [1] He died in office in 1860. [1] He was author of the book Our Antipodes: or, Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies, with a glimpse of the Gold-Fields. [3]
In 1848 he married Lady Louisa Catherine Georgina Herbert; they had one son, Herbert Godfrey Mundy. [4]
- ^ a b c d Mundy, Godfrey Charles (1804–1860). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Sainty, J.C. (1976). "Alphabetical list of officials: British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. University of London. pp. 36–51. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Godfrey Charles Mundy (1855). Our Antipodes: or, Residence and rambles in the Australasian colonies, with a glimpse of the gold fields. R. Bentley. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Bessie Newenham Stuart. The Peerage.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.
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Godfrey Charles Mundy at Wikimedia Commons
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