Charles John Wintour

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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]

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Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Test
17 Mar, 1910 – ?
Succeeded by
Charles H. Knox-Little
Preceded by
Charles P. R. Coode
Captain of H.M.S. Forward
26 Jan, 1911 – ?
Succeeded by
Cecil H. Fox
Preceded by
George B. W. Young
Captain of H.M.S. Swift
5 Dec, 1913 – ?
Succeeded by
Ambrose M. Peck
Preceded by
Albert P. Addison
Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
Aug, 1915 – ?
Succeeded by
Barry E. Domvile
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Tipperary
1944 – ?
Succeeded by
?
 

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.

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