The Rt Revd Walter Julius Carey (12 July 1875 – 17 February 1955)[1] was an English Anglican clergyman and author who served as Bishop of Bloemfontein in South Africa from 1921 to 1935.

[3] During the war, Carey served as a chaplain to the Royal Navy and was present at the Battle of Jutland, on board the battleship HMS Warspite.

Back in England, Carey accepted the post of chief messenger of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, but resigned from the role the next year.

[4] Carey was a keen sportsman, and while at Oxford as a student, he was captain of the College Boat and won four sporting 'Blues' in The Varsity Match between 1894 and 1897.

[6]Although Carey never played international rugby for England, he was selected in 1896 to represent the British Isles in their tour of South Africa, after being nominated by his university along with Cuth Mullins.