Agnew was born as William Charles Agnew in Kent on 11 October 1913 and was educated at Tonbridge School.[1] In 1936 he became a solicitor in the Public Trustee's office, he joined the Royal Artillery at the start of the Second World War, he received a bad back injury caused by a bad landing during parachute training.[1]
He married firstly Ruth Moore, with whom he had three sons and three daughters. After her death in 1962, Agnew married secondly Lady (Nancy) Tyrwhitt.[4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Sir Godfrew Agnew". The Times. No. 65449. London. 13 December 1913. p. 21.
godfrey, agnew, william, kcvo, october, 1913, december, 1995, british, civil, servant, sirkcvo, cbagnew, 1953, bornwilliam, 1913, october, 1913tunbridge, wells, kent, englanddied10, december, 1995, 1995, aged, bracknell, berkshire, englandnationalitybritishocc. Sir William Godfrey Agnew KCVO CB 11 October 1913 10 December 1995 was a British civil servant SirGodfrey AgnewKCVO CBAgnew in 1953 BornWilliam Godfrey Agnew 1913 10 11 11 October 1913Tunbridge Wells Kent EnglandDied10 December 1995 1995 12 10 aged 82 Bracknell Berkshire EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationCivil ServantKnown forClerk of the Privy CouncilAgnew was born as William Charles Agnew in Kent on 11 October 1913 and was educated at Tonbridge School 1 In 1936 he became a solicitor in the Public Trustee s office he joined the Royal Artillery at the start of the Second World War he received a bad back injury caused by a bad landing during parachute training 1 Agnew worked as Senior Clerk of the Privy Council Office from 1946 to 1951 before serving as Deputy Clerk until 1953 He was Clerk of the Privy Council from 1953 to 1974 and was made Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1965 2 Between 1972 and 1974 he was Deputy Secretary at the Cabinet Office and Agnew was made Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1975 3 He married firstly Ruth Moore with whom he had three sons and three daughters After her death in 1962 Agnew married secondly Lady Nancy Tyrwhitt 4 References edit a b Sir Godfrew Agnew The Times No 65449 London 13 December 1913 p 21 No 43529 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1965 p 5 No 46444 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1975 p 3 Dalyell Tom 14 December 1995 OBITUARY Sir Godfrey Agnew The Independent London Retrieved 7 September 2016 Government officesPreceded byMajor Francis Ford Fernau Clerk of the Privy Council1953 1974 Succeeded bySir Neville Leigh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Godfrey Agnew amp oldid 1216052443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
