Decorations KCSI KCMG CB DSO Mother Laura Frances Walwyn (nee Tyndall) Father Colonel James Harford Walwyn Wife Dame Eileen Walwyn (nee Van Straubenzee) More info Walwyn served as the Executive Officer of HMS Warspite at Jutland and his vivid recollections are quoted in many accounts of the battle. After a distinguished career he served as the Governor General of Newfoundland during the second world war.