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Charles John Wintour (10 December 1871 – 31 May 1916) was a

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officer. He was killed in action at the

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in 1916. The son of a clergyman, Wintour joined HMS ''Britannia'' as a cadet in 1885.{{Cite news, date=22 May 1919, title=Late Captain Wintour, pages=3, work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph 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

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. At the

in 1916, Wintour was killed in action on the bridge of his flagship HMS ''Tipperary''.

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, is named in his honour.

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1871 births 1916 deaths Royal Navy officers Royal Navy officers of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I