Humphrey Walwyn

Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn
Commission Governor of Newfoundland
In office
1936–1946
Preceded byDavid Murray Anderson
Succeeded byGordon Macdonald
Personal details
Born(1879-01-25)25 January 1879
Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Died29 December 1957(1957-12-29) (aged 78)
Maiden Newton, Dorset, England, UK
SpouseEileen Mary van Straubenzee (later Dame Eileen Walwyn)
Children1 child (Rear Admiral James Humphrey Walwyn, CB)
ProfessionNaval officer
Governor
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
 British India
Branch/service Royal Navy
 Royal Indian Navy
Years of service1893–1934
RankVice-Admiral
CommandsRoyal Indian Marine
HMS Valiant
HMS Queen Elizabeth
7th Destroyer Flotilla
2nd Destroyer Flotilla
HMS Spenser
HMS Gibraltar
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight 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)

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.