Charles John Wintour
Captain Charles John Wintour (10 December 1871 – 31 May 1916) was a Royal Navy officer. He was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[1]
The son of a clergyman, Wintour joined HMS Britannia as a cadet in 1885.[2] A navigation specialist, during the early part of his career he held a succession of appointments as navigating officer, before commanding a number of destroyers and cruisers. In 1913, he was appointed Captain (D) of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla.[1] At the Battle of Jutland in 1916, Wintour was killed in action on the bridge of his flagship HMS Tipperary.
Mount Wintour in Alberta, Canada, is named in his honour.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Charles John Wintour". The Dreadnought Project. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Late Captain Wintour". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 22 May 1919. p. 3.
