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Revision as of 21:08, 18 May 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 ? |
[[H.M.S. Test (1905)|Captain of H.M.S. Test]] 17 Mar, 1910[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Charles H. Knox-Little |
| Preceded by Charles P. R. Coode |
[[H.M.S. Forward (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. Forward]] 26 Jan, 1911[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Cecil H. Fox |
| Preceded by George B. W. Young |
[[H.M.S. Swift (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. Swift]] 5 Dec, 1913[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Ambrose M. Peck |
| Preceded by Albert P. Addison |
[[H.M.S. Carysfort (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort]] Aug, 1915[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Barry E. Domvile |
| Preceded by ? |
[[H.M.S. Tipperary (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. Tipperary]] ? – 1 Jun, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by null |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 379.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1915). p. 392r.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 397.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 383.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392r.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume III. p. 397.
