Sydney Thornhill Winn
Lieutenant-Commander (retired) Sydney Thornhill Winn, D.S.O., Royal Navy (29 November, 1888 – 16 May, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
The son of surgeon A. W. Winn, R.N. was born in Boulogne.[1]
Winn was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911. In late 1912, he was appointed to Dolphin for instruction in submarines. As the war began, he was appointed to Blenheim and Dolphin for service in submarines. He was in B 11, under the command of Lt. Norman D. Holbrook when she torpedoed the elderly Turkish ironclad Mesûdiye in December, 1914. Winn was awarded a D.S.O. for his contribution to this success. By November 1915, at least, Winn was being placed in command of small coastal boats. He would command at last five before March 1917, when his service became vague in his service record, as is too often the case for the Royal Navy's submariners.[2]
Winn was placed on the Retired List as unfit due to myopia and astigmatism on 8 April, 1919 and was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1919.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Winn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/149. f. 505.
- ↑ Winn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/149. f. 505.
- ↑ Winn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/149. f. 505.
