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{{CaptRN}} '''Charles John Wintour''' (10 December, 1871 - 31 May, 1916) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''Charles John Wintour''' (10 December, 1871 – 31 May, 1916) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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On 24 March 1893, Wintour was appointed to ''Seaflower'' for navigating duties.  For seven years, his naval command would be squarely built on appointments as a navigating officer.<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Wintour was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1894.<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>
 
On 17 September 1897, Wintour passed in Pilotage for First Class Ships, with a second class certificate.<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>
 
On 5 July, 1902, Wintour was appointed in command of '"Seaflower''.  On 15 August, he was appointed from there to command of ''Liberty''.  Upon paying off ''Liberty'' on 4 December, 1903, he was appointed to the {{UK-Swiftsure|f=t}} to serve as her navigating officer.<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>
 
He was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 14 October, 1905 and then to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.  On 10 July, 1906, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Jed|f=c}}.<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>


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Wintour was appointed in command of the {{UK-Test|f=t}} on 17 March, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 385}}
Wintour was appointed in command of the {{UK-Test|f=t}} on 17 March, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 385}}


He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forward|f=t}} on 26 January, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 317}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forward|f=t}} on 26 January, 1911.{{NLApr14|p. 317}}


Wintour was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.
Wintour was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1913.<ref>Wintour Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/224.|D7602559}} f. 245.</ref>


Wintour was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swift|f=t}} on 25 December 1913, becoming Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLApr14|p. 379}}
Wintour was appointed in command of the {{UK-Swift|f=t}} on 25 December 1913, becoming Captain (D) of {{UK-DF|4}}.{{NLApr14|p. 379}}


==Great War==
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}} in August, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 392''r''}}
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}} in August, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 392''r''}}


He died while commanding the {{UK-Tipperary|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|4}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], struck down in a blizzard of shells fired at close range just before midnight.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 397}}
Wintour died in command of the {{UK-Tipperary|f=t}} of the {{UK-DF|4}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], struck down in a blizzard of shells fired at close range just before midnight.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}{{UKNavalOpsIII|p. 397}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Charles+John+Wintour Service Records]
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* [[Fourth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
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Revision as of 14:26, 14 July 2016

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

Life & Career

On 24 March 1893, Wintour was appointed to Seaflower for navigating duties. For seven years, his naval command would be squarely built on appointments as a navigating officer.[1]

Wintour was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1894.[2]

On 17 September 1897, Wintour passed in Pilotage for First Class Ships, with a second class certificate.[3]

On 5 July, 1902, Wintour was appointed in command of '"Seaflower. On 15 August, he was appointed from there to command of Liberty. Upon paying off Liberty on 4 December, 1903, he was appointed to the battleship Swiftsure to serve as her navigating officer.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Acting Commander on 14 October, 1905 and then to Commander on 31 December, 1905. On 10 July, 1906, he was appointed in command of the River Class destroyer Jed.[5]

Wintour was appointed in command of the destroyer Test on 17 March, 1910.[6]

He was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Forward on 26 January, 1911.[7]

Wintour was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1913.[8]

Wintour was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Swift on 25 December 1913, becoming Captain (D) of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[9]

Great War

He was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort in August, 1915.[10]

Wintour died in command of 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.[11][12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil H. Fox 		Captain of H.M.S. Jed
10 Jul, 1906[13] 		Succeeded by
Denis G. Thynne
Preceded by
Denis G. Thynne 		Captain of H.M.S. Mermaid
14 Jan, 1908[14] 		Succeeded by
Alfred G. Peace
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Test
17 Mar, 1910[15] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Forward
26 Jan, 1911[16] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. Fox
Preceded by
George B. W. Young 		Captain of H.M.S. Swift
5 Dec, 1913[17] 		Succeeded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling
Preceded by
Raymond A. Nugent 		Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
5 Dec, 1913[18] – 31 May, 1916[19] 		Succeeded by
Charles D. Roper
Preceded by
H. Ralph Crooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Swift
Feb, 1915[20] – 5 Aug, 1915[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Harrison
Preceded by
Albert P. Addison 		Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
Aug, 1915[21] 		Succeeded by
Barry E. Domvile
Preceded by
Colin K. MacLean 		Captain of H.M.S. Tipperary
? – 1 Jun, 1916[22] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  2. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  3. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  4. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  5. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 385.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  8. ↑ Wintour Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/224. f. 245.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392r.
  11. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  12. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 397.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 334.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 345.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 385.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 379.
  19. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392r.
  22. ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 397.

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