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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell''', C.B.E., R.N. ( – 1 July, 1946) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Placed on the Retired List at his own request on 23 August, 1937, Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 18 December, 1939.<ref>Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/117/29.|}} f. 29.</ref>
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On 17 June, 1940, Wilmot-Sitwell superseded in command of the target yacht [[H.M.S. Atmah (1898)|''Atmah'']] by [[Austin Charles Ackland]].<ref>Ackland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/174.|D7603881}} f. 379.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 7 April 2022

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On 17 June, 1940, Wilmot-Sitwell superseded in command of the target yacht Atmah by Austin Charles Ackland.[7]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

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