Henry Galway

Sir Henry Galway
Sir Henry Galway in 1919
17th Governor of South Australia
In office
18 April 1914 – 30 April 1920
MonarchGeorge V
PremierArchibald Peake (1914–15)
Crawford Vaughan (1915–17)
Archibald Peake (1917–20)
Henry Barwell (1920)
Preceded bySir Day Bosanquet
Succeeded bySir Archibald Weigall
Personal details
Born25 September 1859
Died17 June 1949 (1949-06-18) (aged 89)
NationalityBritish
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1878–1902
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsBenin Expedition of 1897
Anglo-Aro War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Lionel Galway, KCMG, DSO (25 September 1859 – 17 June 1949) was a British Army officer and the Governor of South Australia from 18 April 1914 until 30 April 1920. His name was Henry Lionel Gallwey until 1911.


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