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	Walwyn was then appointed an Assistant to the [[Director of Naval Ordnance]] at the Admiralty, remaining in that post into the first year of the [[First World War]], finally returning to sea duty in 1915 as [[Executive Officer\|Commander]] (Second-in-Command) of the new battleship {{HMS\|Warspite\|03\|2}}. There he saw action in the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May – 1 June 1916, and was subsequently awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] on 15 September.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29751\|date=15 September 1916\|page=9071 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|captain]] on 31 December 1916,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29886\|date=29 December 1916\|page=12 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> and in June 1917 was awarded the [[Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)\|Order of St. Stanislas, 2nd Class (with Swords)]] by Russia.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30116\|date=5 June 1917\|page=5592 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref>		Walwyn was then appointed an Assistant to the [[Director of Naval Ordnance]] at the Admiralty, remaining in that post into the first year of the [[First World War]], finally returning to sea duty in 1915 as [[Executive Officer\|Commander]] (Second-in-Command) of the new battleship {{HMS\|Warspite\|03\|2}}. There he saw action in the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May – 1 June 1916, and was subsequently awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] on 15 September.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29751\|date=15 September 1916\|page=9071 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)\|captain]] on 31 December 1916,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29886\|date=29 December 1916\|page=12 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> and in June 1917 was awarded the [[Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)\|Order of St. Stanislas, 2nd Class (with Swords)]] by Russia.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30116\|date=5 June 1917\|page=5592 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref>

	Walwyn was appointed commander of the first class [[protected cruiser]] {{HMS\|Gibraltar\|1892\|2}} on 17 January 1919,<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Navy List\|date=February 1919\|page=800\|url=https://archive.org/stream/navylistfeb1919grea#page/612/mode/2up\|access-date=7 February ~~2022~~}}</ref> and, from 29 April 1920, he commanded the [[Thornycroft type destroyer leader\|destroyer leader]] {{HMS\|Spenser\|1917\|2}}, also serving as [[Captain (D)]], [[2nd Destroyer Flotilla]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Monthly Navy List\|date=December 1920\|page=866\|url=https://archive.org/stream/navylistdec1920grea#page/n541/mode/2up\|access-date=7 February ~~2022~~}}</ref> From 1922 he served as Captain (D), [[7th Destroyer Flotilla]], and as Senior Officer, Mediterranean Destroyers, before returning to the Admiralty in 1924 to serve as Director of the Gunnery Division. He took command of the battleship {{HMS\|Queen Elizabeth\|1913\|2}} in March 1926, until she started a refit later that year. Soon after, he took command of {{HMS\|Valiant\|1914\|2}}, remaining with her until March 1927.<ref name="mackie">{{cite web\|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf \|title=Captains Commanding Royal Navy Warships \|first=Colin \|last=Mackie \|work=gulabin.com \|year=2011 \|access-date=7 February 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714184102/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf \|archive-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref>		Walwyn was appointed commander of the first class [[protected cruiser]] {{HMS\|Gibraltar\|1892\|2}} on 17 January 1919,<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Navy List\|date=February 1919\|page=800\|url=https://archive.org/stream/navylistfeb1919grea#page/612/mode/2up\|access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref> and, from 29 April 1920, he commanded the [[Thornycroft type destroyer leader\|destroyer leader]] {{HMS\|Spenser\|1917\|2}}, also serving as [[Captain (D)]], [[2nd Destroyer Flotilla]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Monthly Navy List\|date=December 1920\|page=866\|url=https://archive.org/stream/navylistdec1920grea#page/n541/mode/2up\|access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref> From 1922 he served as Captain (D), [[7th Destroyer Flotilla]], and as Senior Officer, Mediterranean Destroyers, before returning to the Admiralty in 1924 to serve as Director of the Gunnery Division. He took command of the battleship {{HMS\|Queen Elizabeth\|1913\|2}} in March 1926, until she started a refit later that year. Soon after, he took command of {{HMS\|Valiant\|1914\|2}}, remaining with her until March 1927.<ref name="mackie">{{cite web\|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf \|title=Captains Commanding Royal Navy Warships \|first=Colin \|last=Mackie \|work=gulabin.com \|year=2011 \|access-date=7 February 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714184102/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf \|archive-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref>

	On 29 February 1928 he was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)\|rear admiral]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33362\|date=2 March 1928\|page=1493\|nolink=yes}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) on 4 June 1928.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33390\|date=1 June 1928\|page=3847 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref>		On 29 February 1928 he was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)\|rear admiral]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33362\|date=2 March 1928\|page=1493\|nolink=yes}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) on 4 June 1928.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33390\|date=1 June 1928\|page=3847 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref>

	The same year Walwyn was appointed Flag Officer Commanding and Director of the [[Royal Indian Marine]], receiving promotion to [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)\|vice admiral]] on 1 November 1932,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33880\|date=4 November 1932\|pages=6992–6992\|nolink=yes}}</ref> and on 2 January 1933 was made a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI).<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33898\|date=30 December 1932\|page=5 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> He oversaw the change of the Royal Indian Marine to the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in October 1934, of which he was the first Flag Officer Commanding, but retired in November 1934 after only a month. He was placed on the Retired List on 15 December 1934.{{citation needed\|date=January ~~2022~~}}		The same year Walwyn was appointed Flag Officer Commanding and Director of the [[Royal Indian Marine]], receiving promotion to [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)\|vice admiral]] on 1 November 1932,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33880\|date=4 November 1932\|pages=6992–6992\|nolink=yes}}</ref> and on 2 January 1933 was made a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI).<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33898\|date=30 December 1932\|page=5 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> He oversaw the change of the Royal Indian Marine to the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in October 1934, of which he was the first Flag Officer Commanding, but retired in November 1934 after only a month. He was placed on the Retired List on 15 December 1934.{{citation needed\|date=January 2017}}

	==Governor of Newfoundland==		==Governor of Newfoundland==
	From 1936 Walwyn served as [[List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador\|Governor]] of [[Dominion of Newfoundland\|Newfoundland]] and chairman of the [[Commission of Government]]. On 6 June 1939 he was appointed a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George]] (KCMG).<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34633\|date=6 June 1939\|page=3855 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> During the [[Second World War]] he was active in encouraging Newfoundlanders to join the war effort. In 1946, he retired to [[Maiden Newton]], [[Dorset]], where he died in 1957.{{citation needed\|date=April ~~2022~~}}		From 1936 Walwyn served as [[List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador\|Governor]] of [[Dominion of Newfoundland\|Newfoundland]] and chairman of the [[Commission of Government]]. On 6 June 1939 he was appointed a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George]] (KCMG).<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34633\|date=6 June 1939\|page=3855 \|supp=y\|nolink=yes}}</ref> During the [[Second World War]] he was active in encouraging Newfoundlanders to join the war effort. In 1946, he retired to [[Maiden Newton]], [[Dorset]], where he died in 1957.{{citation needed\|date=April 2016}}

	==Family==		==Family==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{cite web\|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g67.html\|title=Profiles of Governors: Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, 1936–1946\|work=Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Project\|access-date=29 March ~~2022~~}}		* {{cite web\|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g67.html\|title=Profiles of Governors: Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, 1936–1946\|work=Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Project\|access-date=29 March 2016}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn
| image = Humphrey T. Walwyn.jpg
| office = [[Commission of Government|Commission]] Governor of [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]]
| predecessor = [[David Murray Anderson]]
| successor = [[Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor|Gordon Macdonald]]
| term_start = 1936
| term_end = 1946
| birth_date = {{birth date|1879|1|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gresford]], [[Wrexham]], [[Wales]], UK
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|12|29|1879|1|25|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Maiden Newton]], [[Dorset]], England, UK
| spouse = Eileen Mary van Straubenzee (later Dame Eileen Walwyn)
| children = 1 child (Rear Admiral [[James Humphrey Walwyn]], CB)
| profession = Naval officer Governor
| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} {{flag|British India}}
| branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}} {{navy|British India}}
| serviceyears = 1893–1934
| rank = [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]]
| unit =
| commands = [[Royal Indian Marine]] {{HMS|Valiant|1914|6}} {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|6}} [[7th Destroyer Flotilla]] [[2nd Destroyer Flotilla]] {{HMS|Spenser|1917|6}} {{HMS|Gibraltar|1892|6}}
| battles = [[Second Boer War]] [[First World War]]
* [[Battle of Jutland]]
| mawards = [[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 Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)|Order of St. Stanislas, 2nd Class with Swords]] (Russia)
}}
[[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|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, Indian Navy|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] from 1928 until his retirement in 1934. He then served as Governor of [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] from 1936, throughout the [[Second World War]], until 1946.

==Naval career==
Walwyn joined the Royal Navy in 1893, spending two years training in the [[HMS Britannia (1860)|training ship ''Britannia'']] before joining the battleship {{HMS|Camperdown|1885|2}}. He served as acting [[sub-lieutenant]] from December 1898, and was confirmed in this rank on 7 February 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27163|date=9 February 1900|pages=908–909 |supp=y}}</ref> when he was posted to the [[pre-dreadnought battleship]] {{HMS|Illustrious|1896|6}}, serving in the [[Mediterranean Fleet]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times|title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=2 February 1900|page=10|issue=36055}}</ref> Later that year he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] on 15 December 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27267|date=18 January 1901|page=394|nolink=yes}}</ref> seeing action in the [[Second Boer War]].

In 1902 Walwyn was posted to {{HMS|Excellent|shore establishment|2}}, the Naval Gunnery School at [[Whale Island, Hampshire]], to train as a Gunnery Lieutenant. Upon qualifying he was appointed to the school's staff for six months. From 1905 he served as Gunnery Lieutenant in the cruiser {{HMS|Drake|1901|2}} and the battleships {{HMS|Superb|1907|2}} and {{HMS|Neptune|1909|2}}. He also spent 18 months on the staff of the Inspector of Target Practice at the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]]. He was promoted to the rank of [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] on 1 July 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28623|date=2 July 1912|page=4748|nolink=yes}}</ref>

Walwyn was then appointed an Assistant to the [[Director of Naval Ordnance]] at the Admiralty, remaining in that post into the first year of the [[First World War]], finally returning to sea duty in 1915 as [[Executive Officer|Commander]] (Second-in-Command) of the new battleship {{HMS|Warspite|03|2}}. There he saw action in the [[Battle of Jutland]] on 31 May – 1 June 1916, and was subsequently awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] on 15 September.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29751|date=15 September 1916|page=9071 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Captain (Royal Navy)|captain]] on 31 December 1916,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29886|date=29 December 1916|page=12 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref> and in June 1917 was awarded the [[Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov)|Order of St. Stanislas, 2nd Class (with Swords)]] by Russia.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30116|date=5 June 1917|page=5592 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref>

Walwyn was appointed commander of the first class [[protected cruiser]] {{HMS|Gibraltar|1892|2}} on 17 January 1919,<ref>{{cite book |title=The Navy List|date=February 1919|page=800|url=https://archive.org/stream/navylistfeb1919grea#page/612/mode/2up|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> and, from 29 April 1920, he commanded the [[Thornycroft type destroyer leader|destroyer leader]] {{HMS|Spenser|1917|2}}, also serving as [[Captain (D)]], [[2nd Destroyer Flotilla]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Monthly Navy List|date=December 1920|page=866|url=https://archive.org/stream/navylistdec1920grea#page/n541/mode/2up|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> From 1922 he served as Captain (D), [[7th Destroyer Flotilla]], and as Senior Officer, Mediterranean Destroyers, before returning to the Admiralty in 1924 to serve as Director of the Gunnery Division. He took command of the battleship {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|2}} in March 1926, until she started a refit later that year. Soon after, he took command of {{HMS|Valiant|1914|2}}, remaining with her until March 1927.<ref name="mackie">{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf |title=Captains Commanding Royal Navy Warships |first=Colin |last=Mackie |work=gulabin.com |year=2011 |access-date=7 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714184102/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2015 }}</ref>

On 29 February 1928 he was promoted to [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33362|date=2 March 1928|page=1493|nolink=yes}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) on 4 June 1928.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33390|date=1 June 1928|page=3847 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref>

The same year Walwyn was appointed Flag Officer Commanding and Director of the [[Royal Indian Marine]], receiving promotion to [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|vice admiral]] on 1 November 1932,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33880|date=4 November 1932|pages=6992–6992|nolink=yes}}</ref> and on 2 January 1933 was made a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33898|date=30 December 1932|page=5 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref> He oversaw the change of the Royal Indian Marine to the [[Royal Indian Navy]] in October 1934, of which he was the first Flag Officer Commanding, but retired in November 1934 after only a month. He was placed on the Retired List on 15 December 1934.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

==Governor of Newfoundland==
From 1936 Walwyn served as [[List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Governor]] of [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] and chairman of the [[Commission of Government]]. On 6 June 1939 he was appointed a [[Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George]] (KCMG).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34633|date=6 June 1939|page=3855 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref> During the [[Second World War]] he was active in encouraging Newfoundlanders to join the war effort. In 1946, he retired to [[Maiden Newton]], [[Dorset]], where he died in 1957.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

==Family==
In recognition of her public and philanthropic work for the community in Newfoundland, his wife, Lady Eileen Mary Walwyn (1883–1973), the daughter of Major General Turner van Straubenzee, CB and Florinda Harriette van Straubenzee, was created a [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] on 1 January 1947.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37835|date=31 December 1946|page=19 |supp=y|nolink=yes}}</ref> Their son was Rear-Admiral [[James Humphrey Walwyn]], R.N., C.B. (1964) O.B.E. (1944).<ref>van Straubenzee of Spennithorne pedigree, www.burkespeerage.com</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of people from Newfoundland and Labrador]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g67.html|title=Profiles of Governors: Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, 1936–1946|work=Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Project|access-date=29 March 2022}}

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