Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell


Lieutenant Commander Robert Bradshaw Wilmot-Sitwell CBE 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, to Francis Staunton Wilmot Sitwell and his wife Mary Innes Wilmot Sitwell. His birth was registered in Kensington, London, and he was christened in Smalley, Derbyshire, in December 1894.
He married Barbara Elizabeth Fisher of New Zealand. Their son was the merchant banker and stockbroker Peter Wilmot-Sitwell.

Career

In May 1920, Wilmot-Sitwell received command of the destroyer HMS Tilbury.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire.

Death

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