Godfrey Place VC
(1921-1994)

Victoria Cross recipient

Died aged 73

Rear Admiral Basil Charles Godfrey Place, VC, CB, CVO, DSC (19 July 1921 – 27 December 1994), known as Godfrey Place, was an officer in the Royal Navy and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Lieutenant Basil Charles Godfrey Place VC DSC Royal Navy. Awarded the VC whilst in command of HM Submarine X7 for a daring & successful attack on the 22nd September 1943 on the German Battleship Tirpitz achored in Kaafjord, North Norway. Place penetrated the fifty miles into a heavily protected fjord, evaded a minefield, anti submarine nets & patrols & laid his explosive charges beneath the target. His courage, endurance & contempt for danger in the face of the enemy were supreme. He subsequently had a distinguished career in the Fleet Air Arm retiring as a Rear Admiral.

RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, United Kingdom where they worked

Rear Admiral B. C. G. Place VC CB CVO DSC (1921-1994)

RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, United Kingdom where they worked