Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell

Lieutenant Commander Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell CBE (18 November 1894 - 1946) was a Royal Navy officer and commander of the destroyer HMS Tilbury.

Early life and family

Robert Wilmot-Sitwell was born on 18 November 1894,[1] to Francis Staunton Wilmot Sitwell and his wife Mary Innes Wilmot Sitwell.[2] His birth was registered in Kensington,[3] London, and he was christened in Smalley, Derbyshire, in December 1894.[4]

He married Barbara Elizabeth Fisher of New Zealand. Their son was the merchant banker and stockbroker Peter Wilmot-Sitwell (1935-2018).[5]

Career

In May 1920, Wilmot-Sitwell received command of the destroyer HMS Tilbury.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire (CBE).

Death

Wilmot-Sitwell died of cancer in 1946.[5] He was buried in Smalley, Derby, in July 1946.[6]

References
  1. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  2. Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918. Family Search. Retrieved 14 August 2018. (subscription required)
  3. Robert B Wilmot-Sitwell England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Family Search. Retrieved 14 August 2018. (subscription required)
  4. Robert Bradshaw Wilmot Sitwell England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918. Family Search. Retrieved 14 August 2018. (subscription required)
  5. Peter Wilmot-Sitwell obituary. The Times, 28 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018. (subscription required)
  6. Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. Family Search. Retrieved 14 August 2018. (subscription required)


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