RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 2 JUL 1990
GERALD GODFREY
BIO-DATA
DESK
Nationality: British
Born in London, U.K. 1st July, 1928.
Father: David Godfrey, British.
Mother: Louise Godfrey, British.
Married in 1981 to Cecily Sur (Great Great Grand-daughter of the last crowned Queen of Korea).
Education: 1928 - 1939
Private
1939 - 1946
Christs College, London
1948 1951
Magdalen College, Oxford
Honours Degree M.A. - English Literature/Language
Various college prizes and rowed in college eight.
1946 1948
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National Service/British army
Royal Sussex Regiment-Infantry/Commando training:
Commissioned early 1947 as 2nd Lieutenant promoted to rank of Captain late the same year and attached to War Office, London, on special duties.
1952 1955
Joined Shell Petroleum Company (long standing family connection) and after initial management training, seconded to Shell Company of Thailand in 1952 in charge of all petroleum business, marketing, exporation etc. in Northern Thailand and resident in Lampang, South of Ching Mai for one year, where developed conversational ability in Northern Thai dialect and standard Thai.
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