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Goldschmidt, Walter Lind, son of Walter Otto Goldschmidt, of South Kensington, a Registrar of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, and grandson of Jenny Lind, the celebrated Swedish singer; b. May 4, 1885; adm. Jan. 20, 1898 (H); left Oct. 1902; went to South Africa, where he joined the Cape Mounted Rifles, with whom he served some eighteen months; afterwards became a member of a travelling dramatic company at the Cape, and subsequently returned to London, where he played under the name of Robert Averell; d. Oct. 5, 1913.

Silversmiths. Established The Goldsmits & Silversmiths Co in 1880. The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd from 1898. Amalgamated with Garrard & Co in 1952.

GOLDSWORTHY, PHILIP, son of Burrington Goldsworthy, British Consul successively at Leghorn and Cadiz, and Philippia, dau. of Capt. Philip Vanbrugh, Royal Navy; b. Livorno, Italy; adm. (aged 11) Jan 1748/9 (Hutton's); in school list 1754; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 9 Apr 1755; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Oct 1755, scholar 14 May 1756, matr. Easter1756; Cornet, 1st Royal Dragoons 17 Dec 1756; Adjt. and Sub-Lieut., Second Troop, Horse Grenadier Guards 7 Apr 1759; Lieut., 1st Royal Dragoons 29 Mar 1760; Capt., 18 Nov 1768; Maj., 4 May 1776; Lieut. -Col., 28 Apr 1779; Col. in the Army 20 Oct 1784; Maj. -Gen., 20 Dec 1793; Col., 1st Royal Dragoons, from 28 Jan 1794; Lieut. -Gen., 26 Jun 1799; served in Seven Years War; Equerry to King George III from 29 Mar 1778, First Equerry and Clerk Marshal of the Royal Mews from 14 Mar 1788; MP Wilton 2 Feb 1785 – Jan 1788, and from 15 Feb 1794; references to him and to his sister, Sub-Governess at the Palace, will be found in the Diary and Letters of Madame D’Arblay; d. 4 Jan 1801.

GOLDWELL, HENRY, son of Henry Goldwell, London; bapt. St. Bartholomew the Great, London 18 Nov 1617 (IGI); adm.; Min. Can. (aged 11) 1629; KS 1630; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1634, but never adm.

Goligher, Derek Garvin, son of Hugh Garvin Goligher CBE, Asst Sec. and Comptroller of Lands, War Office, and Lilian Mary Stacey OBE; b. 23 Aug. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left July 1932; Univ. Coll. Lond., BSc (1st class hons engineering) 1935; Admiralty in WW2; AMIEE 1953; asst engineer Eastern Electricity Board, retd 1978; OBE; m. 17 Mar. 1951 Beryl Irene, d. of G. Wilmot Sutton; d. 12 Oct. 2005.

Gompertz, Geoffrey Haviland, son of Sir Henry Hessey Johnston Gompertz, Kt., Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States, by Rosalie Coutier, only daughter of the Rev. Louis Coutier Biggs, Vicar of Monkleigh, Devon; b. Oct. 10, 1901; adm. as K.S. Sept. 23, 1915; left Dec. 1919; assistant in the employ of Jardine, Matheson Co. Ltd., at Shanghai; m. Oct. 15, 1947, Alexandra Jane, daughter of Hemsley Bell, of Curdridge, Hants.; d. 4 Sept. 1978.

Gonne, Michael Edward, younger son of Henry Gonne, of Ringwood, Rants, barrister-at-law, by Grace Staveley, daughter of Henry Marsden, of Bombay; b. Oct. 23, 1898; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (H); left Easter 1914; R. M.C. Sandhurst May - Oct. 1916; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.) Oct. 27, 1916; was at once attached to the R. F. C. and in March 1917 went to Egypt and thence to France in June following; Acting Flight-Cdr. Jan. 9, 1918; M.C. Feb. 1, 1918; injured while testing a machine in Feb. 1918, and was invalided to England, where, on resuming duty, he acted as gunnery instructor; rejoined his old squadron on the western front Aug. 7, 1918, and on the following day volunteered for the flight from which he never returned; was last seen Aug. 8, 1918, at the height of 2000 feet over the Somme crossings at Brie, and is said to have died in the German Field Hospital at Villers-Carbonnel; unm.