Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm, GCB (10 November 1784 – 15 March 1875) was a British Army officer.

After that he became Governor of Mauritius and, finally, Commander-in-Chief, India, in which role he introduced promotion examinations for officers.

[5] He also took part in Sir James Pulteney's expedition to Ferrol in Spain in August 1800 and, having been promoted to captain on 19 July 1803,[6] he joined the Senior Division of the new Royal Military College at High Wycombe.

[5] After the Convention of Sintra Gomm returned to Portugal and served on Sir John Moore's staff at the Battle of Corunna in January 1809.

[8] Following his return to England, he transferred into the Coldstream Guards on 25 July 1814[9] and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 2 January 1815.

[15] Gomm was briefly General officer commanding Northern District in early 1842 before being appointed the Governor of Mauritius in June 1842.

This endowed the Lady Elizabeth Memorial Mission Hall and Accident Hospital in Hawkstone Road next to Southwark Park.