Humphrey T. Walwyn
| Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn | |
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| Commission Governor of Newfoundland | |
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In office 1936–1946 |
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| Preceded by | David Murray Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1879 |
| Died | 29 December 1957 (aged 78) Maiden Newton, Dorset, England |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Mary van Straubenzee (later Dame Eileen Walwyn) |
| Children | 1 child (Rear Admiral James Humphrey Walwyn, CB) |
| Profession | Naval officer Governor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1893–1934 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands |
Royal Indian Marine HMS Valiant HMS Queen Elizabeth 7th Destroyer Flotilla 2nd Destroyer Flotilla HMS Spenser HMS Gibraltar |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Order of St. Stanislas, 2nd Class with Swords (Russia) |
Second Boer War
First World War
Vice Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, KCSI, KCMG, CB, DSO (25 January 1879 – 29 December 1957) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who served during the Second Boer War and First World War, and was the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Indian Navy from 1928 until his retirement in 1934. He then served as Governor of Newfoundland from 1936, throughout the Second World War, until 1946.
Walwyn joined the Royal Navy in 1893, spending two years training at the Dartmouth Britannia Royal Naval College before joining the battleship Camperdown with the rank of midshipman. He served as acting sub-lieutenant from December 1898, and was confirmed in this rank on 7 February 1900, when he was posted to the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Illustrious, serving in the Mediterranean Fleet. Later that year he was promoted to lieutenant on 15 December 1900, seeing action in the Second Boer War.
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