Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen
| Sir Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1889 |
| Died | 20 March 1963 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1909–1947 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | South Wales Borderers |
| Commands held | 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (1936–37) 14th Infantry Brigade (1938–39) 8th Division (1939–40) British forces British Somaliland (1940) 2nd (later 12th) (African) Division (1940–41) XIII Corps (1941–42) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (3) |
| Other work | Colonel, The South Wales Borderers, (1950–54) |
General Sir Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen KCSI, CB, OBE, MC (17 April 1889 – 20 March 1963) was a senior British Army officer. He served during the First and Second World Wars.
The second son of Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Godwin-Austen, late the 24th and 89th, Godwin-Austen was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He was a great-grandson of Major General Sir Henry Godwin (1784–1853), who commanded the British and Indian forces in the Second Anglo-Burmese War. His uncle was Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, who gave his name to the second highest mountain in the Karakoram range; this mountain is now better known by the more neutral title: K2.
Godwin-Austen was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1909 and during his service in the First World War was awarded the Military Cross.
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