Chester Wilmot
Reginald William Winchester Wilmot | |
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| Born | 21 June 1911 Brighton, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 10 January 1954 (aged 42) Mediterranean Sea, off Elba |
| Occupation | Broadcast reporter |
Reginald William Winchester Wilmot (21 June 1911 – 10 January 1954) was an Australian war correspondent who reported for the BBC and the ABC 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 Elba island.