Robin Hunter (British Army officer)
Robert Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1919 London |
| Died | 13 March 2016 (aged 96) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Service years | 1939–1946 1948– |
Rank | Colonel |
| Service number | 129058 |
Conflicts | Second World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Colonel Robert Dow Hunter, OBE, MC (6 December 1919 – 13 March 2016), known as Robin Hunter, was an officer in the British Army during World War II. Whilst a captain commanding an anti-tank platoon of 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, he knocked out two Tiger tanks in Waldfeucht.[1] For this he received the Military Cross.[2]
Born in London and educated at Christ's Hospital, he joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1939.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Colonel Robert Hunter obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "London Gazette" (PDF). No. 37027. 12 April 1945. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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