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Regiment: Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
Died: 17 February 1918 aged 20 in France. Killed in action.
Cemetery: St Julien Dressing Station III C 1
Son of J. D. Willmot, Blyth Cottage, Coleshill, Birmingham, b. 1898.
Middle IV—Army II. School Prefect. Head of House.
Great War, 2nd Lieutenant K.R.R.C.
'The following details are taken from a letter written by his Major: "He was in charge of a part of our front-line posts, and the Boche put in a strong raid against the Pill Box which was his headquarters. With his Platoon he fought a little Waterloo entirely on his own, with the consequence that the Boche was absolutely defeated in an extraordinary smart little action. In going from the Pill Box to one of his posts, in order to supervise his defence, he was killed instantaneously by a bullet." When his Major also describes him "with a broad grin on his face, and extremely happy with life in general," we realise that Robert showed the same cheerfulness and imperturbability in times of critical danger as he showed all through his schooldays here. His elder brother was killed in July 1915, and we offer our most sincere sympathy to the parents in the loss of both their sons.' (Malvernian, Mar 1918).