Remembering IM William Winter (11-ix-1897 18-xii-1955)

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Remembering IM William Winter (11-ix-1897 18-xii-1955)

Post by John Upham » Sat Dec 18, 2021 11:05 am

Remembering IM William Winter (11-ix-1897 18-xii-1955)

Eagle eyed readers will not fail to notice the huge bonus feature added by links from the article below. :D


https://britishchessnews.com/2020/12/18 ... -xii-1955/


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William Winter, British Open Chess Champion, 1934. The verso frontispiece of Chess for Match Players, William Winter, London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1st edition. 1936
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Post by Gerard Killoran » Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:10 pm

Confirmation of William Winter's date of birth from the Hampshire Advertiser - Wednesday 22 September 1897 p.2


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Post by John Upham » Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:30 pm

Many thanks Gerard.

I wonder if that is the same piece of evidence uncovered by John Townsend?
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Re: Remembering IM William Winter (11-ix-1897 18-xii-1955)

Post by John Townsend » Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:58 pm

A nice find, Gerard!

To answer John's question, the source for 11 September 1897 which I reported to "Chess Notes" was the 1939 Register.

https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/winter.html

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Re: Remembering IM William Winter (11-ix-1897 18-xii-1955)

Post by John Upham » Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:32 pm

John Townsend wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:58 pm
A nice find, Gerard!

To answer John's question, the source for 11 September 1897 which I reported to "Chess Notes" was the 1939 Register.

https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/winter.html
Ah yes!

In January 2022 we will have the delights of the 1921 census courtesy of the good people of FindMyPast.
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