James Graham Goodenough

James Graham Goodenough

James Graham Goodenough was an officer in the Royal Navy.Australian Dictionary of Biography] He was born on 3 December 1830 near Guildford, Surrey and died on 30 August 1875, aboard HMS "Pearl", off the coast of Australia.

Captain Goodenough, served as a Commodore on the Australia Station. He died from wounds inflicted from poisoned arrows in an attack by natives of Santa Cruz Islands.

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* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040297b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online edition)]
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3811 Royal Navy portal: Goodenough]

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