EA Godfrey

HMS Grafton, 1st Class Cruiser commissioned 1892, sold 1920.

Gunfire support ship at the Dardanelles and in the Eastern Mediterranean from 1915 - 1917. References:
IWM – Collection: History of HMS GRAFTON, 1892-1920. Photocopy of the history (51pp), compiled by Rear Admiral P W Brock in 1973.
'The Royal Navy Day by Day', Sainsbury & Phillips, '29 October 1916 bombardment of Turkish forts in Macedonia'.
www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-05-HMS_Grafton: 'Damaged by a torpedo hit on 11th June 1917 but returned to Malta for repairs.'

Memorial St Paul Carlton: EA Godfrey P.O. Royal Navy [died] 23 December 1917
With the rank of petty officer he probably had pre-war service

CWGC - No records for surname Godfrey DOD 23 December 1917. Twelve RN/RM/MN casualties surname Godfrey, none with initials EA; two records AE (Alfred Ernest Godfrey MN and Albert Edward Godfrey RMLI). None of the 12 had a relative with a Nottinghamshire connection.

Family History websites: no pre-war or WW1 RN/RM records link with this man
Nottingham Evening Post - no notices Godfrey RN/RM/MN 1917