Godfrey-Faussett, Owen Godfrey

GODFREY-FAUSSETT, OWEN GODFREY, Captain, was born 13 May 1866.  He was the eldest surviving son of Colonel W Godfrey-Faussett, of Parley Moor, Binfield.  He was gazetted to the Essex Regiment as Lieutenant 30 January 1886, and became Captain 15 February 1897.  He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, and was present at the Relief of Kimberley; operations in the Orange Free State, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, including action at Belfast (26 and 27 August); operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, including action at Frederickstad (17 to 25 October); operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899-1900, including actions at Colesberg (1 to 29 January); operations in the Transvaal and Cape Colony 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902.  He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 8 February and 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with six clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Owen Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett, Captain, Essex Regiment.  In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa".  He was invested by the King 24 January 1902.  Captain Godfrey-Faussett was Adjutant, Volunteers, 14 June 1902 to 31 October 1905, and he was prompted to Major 25 November 1905.  He served in the European War, and was killed in action at the Dardanelles on 4 May 1915.  Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey-Faussett married, in 1899, Annette Gertrude, daughter of  Reverend Alfred du Cane, and they had two daughters.