Rachel Orde Wingate (c. 1901-11 June 1953) was an English linguist and missionary to Xinjiang (Western China).
Her brother, Major General Orde Wingate, led the Bamar Chindits into Burma during World War II, he is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C. and a memorial stands in Charlton Cemetery, South East London.
Many of the Swedish missionaries who arrived in the early 1920s remained in service until 'the bitter end' in 1938.
Several years after she left Xinjiang, she assisted Sir Denison Ross in his research into the Eastern Turkish language.
Her burial took place in Charlton Cemetery where her mortal remains rest among other illustrious members of her family.