Gilbert Godson-Godson

Colonel Gilbert Godson-Godson was a Canadian military officer and the final commissioner of the Dominion Police prior to their merging with the North-West Mounted Police. Born in England, Godson-Godson served in the Second Boer War with distinction. After serving in the Natal Rebellion, he emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he found a career as a civil servant. He went on to serve with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, He sustained severe injuries during the Second Battle of Ypres, which after an extended period of recuperation left him unfit for combat. After time in England, and several more staff appointments upon returning to Canada, Godson-Godson was appointed Provost Marshal of the Canadian Military Police Corps, the first to hold that position. The Dominion Police were ultimately transferred to the Corps.
== Links ==
* Colonel Gilbert Godson Godson, DSO, DCM on The Canadian Provost Corps Association
* Colonel Gilbert Godson Godson DSO DCM on the Canadian Military Police Virtual Museum
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