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

[John Upham]

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.


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

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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[Gerard Killoran]

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

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[John Upham]

Many thanks Gerard.

I wonder if that is the same piece of evidence uncovered by John Townsend?

[John Townsend]

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

[John Upham]

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.