Background
GODSON, William Frederick Holford was born on September 3, 1868 in Surrey, England. Son of Major, Godson and Isabel Hunt (Sanderson) Godson.
GODSON, William Frederick Holford was born on September 3, 1868 in Surrey, England. Son of Major, Godson and Isabel Hunt (Sanderson) Godson.
Military School; Long Course Royal Military College, Canada. Royal School of Cavalry, Quebec, Canada. Royal School of Mounted Infantry.
Winnipeg, Royal School of Infantry., Toronto, Canada.
C., deceased; Thais Ferrapontovna Constantinoff, October 6, 1928, London, England. Served, N.W. Mounted Police, Canada, 1886-1888. Served as Private and Corporal 1 United States Cavalry, 1891-1894.
Appointed, First Lieutenant, 35 United States Volunteer Infantry., 1899, United States Army, 1901. Captain of Cavalry, 1911, Major. 1920, Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry, 1920, Colonel of Cavalry, since 1929.
Temporary Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of Cavalry, 1917-1920. United States Military At tache, Switzerland, 1917-1921, Serbia and Greece, 1923-1928. Chief of Staff, 61 Cavalry Division., 1921-1923.
Served in 1, 10, 8 and 14 Cavalry Served, Philippine Insurrection, Cuban Occupation, Mexican Border, World War. Awarded Distinguished Service Medal, United States Army, Officer Legion Honor (French), Officer Polonia Restituta (Polish), Cross of the Brave (Polish), Grand Officer Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem), Commander White Eagle (Serbia), Commander Order of Our Saviour (Greece), Commander Leopold 2 (Belgium), Commander Crown of Italy (Italian). Military Observer, Polish Army, Wilna Campaign against Bolsheviks.
Member: American Society French Legion of Honor. Order of Caribao; American Legion. Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia), Cavalry (Michigan), Ends of the Earth (New York).
Spouse Josepha Boyd Bentley, November 4, 1894, Washington, D.