Mr Robert C. Winton (Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1935)

Provided by Mr Peter Winton

Robert Charles Winton MBE  1914-2009

My father, Robert Winton, received his Electrical Engineering degree from Imperial, and put it to good use in a 40-year career with Mullard, later Philips.  With a break for National Service in World War II, father was assigned to a unit dealing with radios and radar, and was demobbed with the rank of Major.

As his career at Mullard and Philips progressed, Robert joined the IEEE and served on various Committees for almost 40 years.  He was a major influence as Secretary of Region 8, receiving the Haradon Pratt Award in 1986.

Father's other great interest was fencing.  He was British Junior Epee Champion in the early 1930s, and once retired from competition, went on to serve on the Amateur Fencing Association Executive Committee for over 50 years, for which he was awarded an MBE.  Together with his brother, Sir Nicholas Winton, they founded the Winton Cup for teams from the AFA Regions, a competition recently revived for the National (Fencing) Veterans.

My father was an electrical engineer, I am a mechanical engineer, and my son, Adam, is also an Imperial alumni with a Masters in Chemical Engineering.  Robert was very proud of his grandson, and joked that if he had children, we only needed a Civil Engineer to complete a family set!
Sadly, he didn't live to see if that comes to pass.  Robert is survived by his wife, Heather and his children, Peter, Andrew and Carol.