Sir Henry Walker CBE (17 March 1873 – 3 August 1954)[1] was the Chief Inspector of Mines for Great Britain in the 1930s, most notable for leading the enquiry into the Gresford Colliery Disaster of 1934.
He served his time as a mining engineer at Bearpark Colliery, Durham and later gained his certificate of competence as a manager.
[2] In 1920 he became the Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines and was also recognised by the Crown when he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
[9] Walker is particularly remembered for the controversial outcome of his 1937 inquiry into the Gresford disaster, which saw 266 men killed in an underground explosion.
[13] In the 1897–98 season he accepted an invitation to join British touring team, Barbarian F.C., playing a single match against Percy Park.