Chester Wilmot

Reginald William Winchester Wilmot (21 June 1911 – 10 January 1954) was an Australian war correspondent who reported for the BBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during the Second World War. After the war he continued to work as a broadcast reporter, and wrote a well-appreciated book about the liberation of Europe. He was killed in the crash of a BOAC Comet over the Mediterranean Sea.

Personal facts

Chester Wilmot
Alias (AKA)Wilmot Chester
Birth dateJune 21, 1911
Birth place
Brighton Victoria
Date of deathJanuary 10, 1954
Place of death
Elba , Mediterranean Sea , BOAC Flight 781

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External resources

  1. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160666b.htm
  2. http://www.awm.gov.au/people/343.asp