John Pratt, pen name John Winton (3 May 1931 in London – 27 April 2001) was an English author and obituarist, following a career in the Royal Navy in which he rose to Lieutenant-Commander. He was born in London and served in the Korean War and during the Suez Crisis. Whilst still in the Navy, he wrote the comic novel We Joined the Navy, featuring the character of "The Artful Bodger". Several other novels, and a number of non-fiction works on naval subjects, followed, including a biography of Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe. Pratt also served for 14 years as an obituarist for The Daily Telegraph.[1]
^"Lieutenant-Commander John Winton". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
Timothy JohnWinton AO (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In...
John Pratt, pen name JohnWinton (3 May 1931 in London – 27 April 2001) was an English author and obituarist, following a career in the Royal Navy in which...
Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (né Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue Jewish children...
Oberon-class submarine, Submarine by John Wingate, 1982 HMS Pandora – frigate, One of Our Warships by JohnWinton, 1975 Pacific Klondike – deep ocean drillship...
JohnWinton Brown (born in May 1946) is a Scottish football commentator. He also served as general manager of Scottish club Celtic from 1997 to 1998....
Crowden, Esma Cannon and John Le Mesurier. Produced by Daniel M. Angel, it was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by JohnWinton, a former Royal Navy...
John Fashanu (/ˈfæʃənuː/, born 18 September 1962) is an English television presenter and former professional footballer. As a footballer he was a centre-forward...
and Handsome (1941) as Pretty Willie Williams Private Nurse (1941) as JohnWinton Buy Me That Town (1941) as Chink Moran Week-End in Havana (1941) as Boris...
The title Earl of Winton was created in the Peerage of Scotland and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is currently held by the Earl of Eglinton...
German) (English ed.). New York: Arco. ISBN 0668033088. Mountbatten, JohnWinton ; with a foreword by Earl (1978). Sink the Haguro! : the last destroyer...
London, England. "No. 35566". The London Gazette. 19 May 1942. p. 2225. JohnWinton, The Victoria Cross at Sea: The Sailors, Marines and Airmen Awarded Britain's...
selection of the 1952 Venice Film Festival. John Ford won the Academy Award for Best Director, his fourth, and Winton Hoch won for Best Cinematography. In 2013...
Anglican archdeacon and provost JohnWinton or John Pratt (1931–2001), English naval officer, author and obituarist John W. Pratt (born 1931), professor...
ISBN 0-85130-120-7. Treasure Jones, John (2008). Tramp to Queen. Stroud, UK: History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-4625-7. Winton, John (1999). Carrier Glorious. London:...
Winton Castle is a historic building set in a large estate between Pencaitland and Tranent in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle is situated off the B6355...
The Shire of Winton is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 53,814 square kilometres (20,777.7 sq mi), and...
a modern myth"), Paris, Mille et une nuits, 2006. ISBN 2-84205-980-8 JohnWinton (ed.), The Submariners: Life in British Submarines 1901-1999. An Anthology...
thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in...
nearby Church of St. Peter ad Vincula and was named for church rector JohnWinton. The land remained under the ownership of the church until it was purchased...
JohnWinton "Buck" Hopkins (January 3, 1883 – October 2, 1929) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Nicknamed "Sis", he played fifteen games for the...
Winton Motor Raceway is a motor racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia. The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing...
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