Lieutenant John Stewart Wink

Lieutenant John Stewart Wink

Male 1911 - 1943  (31 years)


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  • Name John Stewart Wink 
    Prefix Lieutenant 
    Birth Apr-Jun 1911  Linden House, Sudbury Road, Halstead, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • WINK, JOHN STEWART PLATTS
      GRO Reference: 1911 J Quarter in HALSTEAD Volume 04A Page 818
    Gender Male 
    Military 23 Mar 1943 
    • irst name(s)      John Stewart
      Last name      Wink
      Birth year      1911
      Age      32
      Death year      1943
      Death date      23 Mar 1943
      War      Second World War, 1939-1945
      Number      -
      Rank      Lieutenant (Sp)
      Unit      H.M.A.S. Moreton
      Regiment      Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
      Grave reference      Panel 84, Column 2.
      Cemetery or Memorial      Plymouth Naval Memorial
      Burial country      United Kingdom
      Additional information      Son of Dr. Charles Stewart Wink and Maud Wink, of Hythe, Kent. Asst. Commissioner, Sarawak Police. Formerly served Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
      Link      https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
      Record set      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
      Category      Military Service & Conflict
      Subcategory      Second World War
      Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
      © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
    _UID 8569234430FE484B884644674450E9182421 
    Death 23 Mar 1943  HMAS Moreton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • irst name(s)John Stewart
      Last nameWink
      Birth year1911
      Age32
      Death year1943
      Death date23 Mar 1943
      WarSecond World War, 1939-1945
      Number-
      RankLieutenant (Sp)
      UnitH.M.A.S. Moreton
      RegimentRoyal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
      Grave referencePanel 84, Column 2.
      Cemetery or MemorialPlymouth Naval Memorial
      Burial countryUnited Kingdom
      Additional informationSon of Dr. Charles Stewart Wink and Maud Wink, of Hythe, Kent. Asst. Commissioner, Sarawak Police. Formerly served Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
      Linkhttps://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
      Record setCommonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour
      CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict
      SubcategorySecond World War
      Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
      © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

      First name(s)John Stewart
      Last nameWink
      SexMale
      RankLieutenant
      Regiment
      Unit or regimentHmas Moreton
      Service branchRoyal Australian Navy
      Year1943
      Death year1943
      Death date23 March 1943
      Source datasetView the record's source
      Source dataset nameAustralia, Military Commemorative Rolls & Rolls of Honour
      Record setWorld War 2 Allies Collection
      CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict
      SubcategorySecond World War
      Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Australia & New Zealand, Americas, Ireland, Overseas / Unknown
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    Person ID I83084  The Maw Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2025 

    Father Temporary Major Charles Stewart Wink,   b. Oct-Dec 1884, Finchley, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1928, High Street, Halstead, , Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Maud Platts,   b. 25 Dec 1884, Gainsborough, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1962, Hythe Nursing Home, Hythe, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1910  St Mary, Wimbledon, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • First name(s)Charles Stewart
      Last nameWink
      Marriage quarter2
      Marriage year1910
      Registration month-
      MarriageFinder™Charles Stewart Wink married one of these people
      Maud Platts, Florence Eveline Morey
      DistrictKingston
      District number-
      CountySurrey
      CountryEngland
      Volume2A
      Volume as transcribed2A
      Page number759
      Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
      CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
      Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England
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      First name(s)Charles Stewart
      Last nameWink
      Birth year1885
      Age25
      Marital statusBachelor
      OccupationDocotor Of Medicine
      Marriage year1910
      Marriage date07 Jun 1910
      PlaceWimbledon, St Mary
      CountySurrey
      CountryEngland
      Spouse's first name(s)Maud
      Spouse's last namePlatts
      Spouse's birth year1885
      Spouse's age25
      Spouse's conditionSpinster
      Father's first name(s)John Adam
      Father's last nameWink
      Father's occupationManufacturing Chemist Deceased
      Spouse's father's first name(s)Arthur
      Spouse's father's last namePlatts
      Spouse's father's occupationGentleman Deceased
      First witnessJulia M Whiffen
      Second witnessHelen G Wick
      Third witnessMary Clark
      ArchiveSurrey History Centre
      Archive reference2853/1/7
      Register typeMarriages
      Year range1904-1910
      Page241
      Record setSurrey Marriages
      CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      SubcategoryParish Marriages
      Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
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    M29562 - Marriage Charles Stewart Wink & Maud Platts 07061910
    M29562 - Marriage Charles Stewart Wink & Maud Platts 07061910
    M29562 - Marriage Charles Stewart Wink & Maud Platts 07061910
    Family ID F29562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Halstead - Volume 4a Page 818 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Kingston - Volume 2a Page 759 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S537] West Surrey Family History Society, Surrey Marriages Transcription, (West Surrey Family History Society copyright West Surrey Family History Society), gbprs_surrey_2853_1_7_128 (Reliability: 3).