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Revision as of 17:08, 6 November 2014

Captain Charles John Wintour (10 December, 1871 - 31 May, 1916) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wintour was appointed in command of the destroyer Test on 17 March, 1910.[1]

He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Forward on 26 January, 1911.[2]

Wintour was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.

Wintour was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Swift on 25 December 1913, becoming Captain (D) of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[3]

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort in August, 1915.[4]

He died while commanding the flotilla leader Tipperary of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland, struck down in a blizzard of shells fired at close range just before midnight.[5][6]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Raymond A. Nugent 		Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
5 Dec, 1913[7] – 31 May, 1916[8] 		Succeeded by
Charles D. Roper
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 385.
  2. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 317.
  3. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 379.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392r.
  5. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  6. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 397.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  8. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.

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