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Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, (25 January 1879 – 29 December 1957) served most of his life in the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral and the command of the Royal Indian Navy from 1928, retiring in 1934. He was educated at Dartmouth Britannia Royal Naval College and joined the Royal Navy in 1895. From 1936 to 1946, he was governor of Newfoundland and chairman of the Commission of Government. During World War II he was active in encouraging Newfoundlanders to join the war effort. In 1946, he retired to Maiden Newton, Dorset, England, where he died in 1957.

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  • Humphrey T. Walwyn
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  • Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, (25 January 1879 – 29 December 1957) served most of his life in the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral and the command of the Royal Indian Navy from 1928, retiring in 1934. He was educated at Dartmouth Britannia Royal Naval College and joined the Royal Navy in 1895. From 1936 to 1946, he was governor of Newfoundland and chairman of the Commission of Government. During World War II he was active in encouraging Newfoundlanders to join the war effort. In 1946, he retired to Maiden Newton, Dorset, England, where he died in 1957.
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  • Commission Governor of Newfoundland
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  • 1936(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1879-01-25(xsd:date)
death place
  • Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
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  • Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn
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  • England
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  • 1946(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1957-12-29(xsd:date)
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  • Governor
  • Naval officer
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  • Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, (25 January 1879 – 29 December 1957) served most of his life in the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral and the command of the Royal Indian Navy from 1928, retiring in 1934. He was educated at Dartmouth Britannia Royal Naval College and joined the Royal Navy in 1895. From 1936 to 1946, he was governor of Newfoundland and chairman of the Commission of Government. During World War II he was active in encouraging Newfoundlanders to join the war effort. In 1946, he retired to Maiden Newton, Dorset, England, where he died in 1957.
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