Walter Wilmot Sitwell
Captain Walter Wilmot Sitwell, (9 November, 1899 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sitwell was the son of H. W. Sitwell, Esq., a farmer and landowner from Stockton, West Rugby. Upon passing out of the Training Establishment in September 1915, he was appointed to the battlecruiser Inflexible.
He failed his gunnery and torpedo examinations in September 1917, but passed them in November.
He fought in Inflexible at the Battle of Jutland, and left her when he was appointed to the light cruiser Chatham on 21 January, 1918.
Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1920.
Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1928.
Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1934.
He was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 8 November, 1949, suffering from a duodenal ulcer.
He was granted the war service rank of Captain on 21 December, 1949.
In February 1953 he was hospitalized with an ulcer.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roderick C. Gordon |
Captain of H.M.S. Moorhen c. Feb, 1929[1] – Apr, 1931[2] |
Succeeded by Robert W. Wainewright |
| Preceded by Tom S. V. Phillips |
Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins 24 Jul, 1935[3] – 19 Nov, 1935[4] |
Succeeded by Frank D. Morris |
| Preceded by Charles J. Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire 13 Jul, 1943[5] – 13 Sep, 1943[6] |
Succeeded by John C. Richards |
| Preceded by Eustace H. Wace |
Naval Officer in Charge, Port Said 1 Jan, 1946 – 28 Mar, 1946 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Albert E. Sercombe |
Assistant Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard 17 Mar, 1947 – 8 Nov, 1949 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/193. f. 193.
- ↑ Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/193. f. 193.
- ↑ Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/192. f. 193.
- ↑ Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/192. f. 193.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
