John Radley Walters (20 January 1888 - 27 September 1972) was a British born Ceylonese public servant, who served as the 14th Postmaster General of Ceylon between 1934 and 1940.
[1] John Radley Walters, was born in Ilfracombe, Devon on 20 January 1888, the eldest of three children and the only son of Rev.
He studied at the Sherborne School, Dorset, from 1902 to 1907,[2] before attending the University of Cambridge obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree.
[3] In September 1933 he was appointed as the Postmaster General of Ceylon and Director of Telecommunications, following the retirement of Harry Archibald Burden.
After retiring from the Ceylon Civil Service he and his wife migrated to Australia, settling in Canberra, where he died on 27 September 1972, at the age of 84.