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'''Francis Ethelbert Wilmot-Sitwell''', (13 October, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].   
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{{LCommRN}} '''Francis Ethelbert Wilmot-Sitwell''', (13 October, 1898 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].   
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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
Wilmot-Sitwell was a Special Entry to the Navy, entering on 15 February, 1917.
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Wilmot-Sitwell was a Special Entry to the Navy, entering on 15 February, 1917.<ref>Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/148/14.|}}  f. 14.</ref>
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Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1920.<ref>Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/148/14.|}}  f. 14.</ref>
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Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1928.  In 1931, Rear-Admiral A. Dutton opened that Wilmot-Sitwell "gives the impression of being very uncouth."<ref>Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/148/14.|}}  f. 14.</ref>
  
Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1920.
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Wilmot-Sitwell apparently disappeared from the ''Navy List'' sometime between 1937 and 1939.  He married Winifred Florence on 31 August, 1937 while still a Lt. Cdr..{{ToL|Marriages|2 Sept. 1937, p. 1}}
  
Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1928.
 
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Revision as of 20:44, 25 January 2022

Lieutenant-Commander Francis Ethelbert Wilmot-Sitwell, (13 October, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Wilmot-Sitwell was a Special Entry to the Navy, entering on 15 February, 1917.[1]

Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1920.[2]

Wilmot-Sitwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1928. In 1931, Rear-Admiral A. Dutton opened that Wilmot-Sitwell "gives the impression of being very uncouth."[3]

Wilmot-Sitwell apparently disappeared from the Navy List sometime between 1937 and 1939. He married Winifred Florence on 31 August, 1937 while still a Lt. Cdr..[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John G. Crossley
Captain of H.M.S. Scythe
21 Aug, 1928[5] – 1929
Succeeded by
Frank C. Husband-Clutton

Footnotes

  1. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/14. f. 14.
  2. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/14. f. 14.
  3. Wilmot-Sitwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/14. f. 14.
  4. "Marriages." The Times (London, England), 2 Sept. 1937, p. 1.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 267.