Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell

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Captain (retired) Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell, C.B.E., R.N. ( – 1 July, 1946) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Barrister-at-Law F. T. Wilmot-Sitwell, Esq..[1]

Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1916.[2]

Wilmot-Sitwell was appointed in command of the destroyer Tilbury on 6 May, 1920.[3]

Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1924.[4]

Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1930.[5]

Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 23 August, 1937, Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 December, 1939.[6]

World War II

On 17 June, 1940, Wilmot-Sitwell superseded in command of the target yacht Atmah by Austin Charles Ackland.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Humphrey M. Robson
Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury
6 May, 1920[8]
Succeeded by
Frederick W. F. Fegen
Preceded by
George M. Crockett
Captain of H.M.S. Seraph
6 Dec, 1926[9][10] – Nov, 1928[11]
Succeeded by
Charles F. H. Churchill
Preceded by
Leslie H. Ashmore
Captain of H.M.S. Cyclamen
12 Aug, 1931[12] – 1 Dec, 1931[13]
Succeeded by
Arthur M. Peters
Preceded by
Arthur M. Peters
Captain of H.M.S. Delphinium
Dec, 1931[14][15] – 22 May, 1933[16]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry C. Phillips
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
c. late Jul, 1936[17] – 18 Jan, 1937[18]
Succeeded by
Alan K. Scott-Moncrieff

Footnotes

  1. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  2. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 875.
  4. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  5. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  6. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  7. Ackland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/174. f. 379.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 875.
  9. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 268.
  11. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  12. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  13. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 231.
  15. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  16. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  17. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.
  18. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/117/29. f. 29.