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{{CaptRN}} '''Walter Herman Gordon Fallowfield''' (27 April, 1888 &ndash; 6 December, 1954) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who served in both World Wars. ==Life & Career== Born in Ayrshire, Fallowfield was raised by a Mrs. Mackintosh. Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> Fallowfield was appointed to {{UK-1Basilisk}}, part of the [[Malta Flotilla]] as first officer on 7 January, 1914. He was made her captain on 9 May, 1915 when Commander [[Henry Haire-Forster]] was invalided, and was credited with destroying {{DE-U32}} on 8 May, 1918 in concert with {{UK-Wallflower|f=p}}. Fallowfield was considered for a D.S.C. in light of this success, but this seemed to falter on procedural issues. Shortly after ''Basilisk'' paid off on 31 May, 1918, Fallowfield was appointed in command of the {{UK-Marvel|f=t}} and was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1918.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> ==Post-War== Fallowfield was appointed in command of the {{UK-Veteran|f=t}} on 29 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 883}} Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1924.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> Fallowfield was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1931.<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> On 26 October, 1936, Fallowfield took over command as Captain-in-Charge, H.M. Naval Establishments at Ceylon, vice Sandford. His tenure here lasted two years. In mid February 1939 he was made captain of the {{UK-Cumberland|f=t}}. ==World War II== Fallowfield commanded the {{UK-Cumberland|f=t}} when she responded to bolster the blockade of Montevideo following the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in December 1939, bringing the vessel to the action from the Falklands, where she had been self refitting, in the commendable time of 34 hours. This was judged "a most creditable performance."<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> Fallowfield was placed on the Retired List on 9 July, 1941 and continued to serve in a variety of capacities, including an appointment in command of {{UK-Malaya}} in late 1944 to early 1945 and of {{UK-Kent}} Fallowfield reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 12 April, 1946, as he had been judged mentally ill. Treatments for same continued to the end of his life, but he never regained his faculties despite some improvement in 1948. ==See Also== {{refbegin}} * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Walter+Herman+Gordon+Fallowfield Service Records] {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Herman_Gordon_Fallowfield}} {{refend}} <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} {{TabNaval}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Haire-Forster|Henry Haire-Forster]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Basilisk (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Basilisk'']]'''<br>9 May, 1915<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; 31 May, 1918<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Villiers John Heera Henry Sankey|Villiers J. H. H. Sankey]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Evelyn Harry Byrd Levett Scrivener|Evelyn H. B. L. Scrivener]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marvel (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marvel'']]'''<br>22 Jun, 1918<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 844}} &ndash; 1 May, 1919<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Morrison Smith|John M. Smith]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mameluke (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mameluke'']]'''<br>1 May, 1919<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; Oct, 1919<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Veteran (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Veteran'']]'''<br>29 Oct, 1919<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 883}} &ndash; May, 1921<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Henry Hulton Sams|Cecil H. H. Sams]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Catterall Leach|John C. Leach]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cumberland (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cumberland'']]'''<br>15 Feb, 1939<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; 29 Feb, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|Francis H. W. Goolden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ganges (Boys' Training Establishment)|In Command, Shotley Training Establishment]]'''<br>21 May, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; 25 Apr, 1944<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|Francis H. W. Goolden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ganges (Boys' Training Establishment)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ganges'']]'''<br>21 May, 1940<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; 25 Apr, 1944<ref>Gibbs Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/57/166.|D7603873}} f. 371.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Louis Downall Gibbs|George L. D. Gibbs]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Donald Hamilton Fuller|Donald H. Fuller]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Malaya (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Malaya'']]'''<br>5 Dec, 1944<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; 26 Feb, 1945<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Cuthbert Lang|Douglas C. Lang]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Cuthbert Lang|Douglas C. Lang]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kent (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kent'']]'''<br>27 Feb, 1945<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref> &ndash; 14 Oct, 1945<ref>Fallowfield Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/242.|D7576704}} f. 243.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Philip Hugh Calderon|Philip H. Calderon]]'''}} {{TabEnd}} </div name=fredbot:appts> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fallowfield, Walter}} {{CatPerson|UK|1888|1954}} {{CatCapt|UK}} {{CatBritannia|January, 1903}}

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