Francis Stephen Walter de Winton
Captain Francis Stephen Walter de Winton, (7 May, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of retired tea planter Paul de Winton.[1]
In February 1914 he was admitted to Chatham Hospital with diptheria for one month.[2]
De Winton served in [illeg] of the Third Battle Squadron from 15 September 1913 to 14 November, 1915, being admitted to Queensferry Hospital for an injury to [illeg] on 26 October 1915, which requiring about ten days care to rectify. On 2 November 1915 he was admitted to Lord [illeg] Hospital for an injury to [illeg]. He was declared fit on 13 Novemberm abd he was appointed to T.B. 1 the next day.[3]
On 20 March 1916 he was appointed to Nepean, being transferred to Ferret sometime soon thereafter.
His next appointment was to Template:UK-Narwal on 21 September, 1916. He left the ship for Mosquito in October, 1917 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1917.[4]
On 13 January 1919 he was sick ashore with bronchial catarrh, being allotted twelve days to recover.
De Winton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1925.[5]
In 1926 he put forward a scheme for secondary gun control in destroyers. It was not adopted, but he was thanked for his zeal and ingenuity. In 1928, when captain of Somme, de Winton was commended for his promptitude in reacting to the piracy of S.S. Team[?].[6]
De Winton was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.[7]
De Winton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1938.[8]
World War II
Placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1948.[9]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett |
Captain of H.M.S. Somme 9 Mar, 1925[10] – 1 Mar, 1929 |
Succeeded by John G. Crossley |
| Preceded by Henry Clanchy |
Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind 2 Dec, 1929[11] – 30 Dec, 1931 |
Succeeded by Richard E. Hyde-Smith |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Kempenfelt c. Feb, 1932 – 1932 |
Succeeded by Edye K. Boddam-Whetham |
| Preceded by Roland F. B. Swinley |
Captain of H.M.S. Basilisk 2 Nov, 1934[12] – 1936 |
Succeeded by Edward Dangerfield |
| Preceded by Reginald F. Morice |
Captain of H.M.S. Keppel 31 May, 1939 – 1 Dec, 1939 |
Succeeded by Edward G. Heywood-Lonsdale |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain (D), Seventeenth Destroyer Flotilla 31 May, 1939 – 1 Dec, 1939 |
Succeeded by Alfred J. L. Phillips |
| Preceded by Arthur B. S. Dutton |
Captain (D), Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla 1 Dec, 1939 – 18 Jan, 1941 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ De Winton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/105. f. 105.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 217.
