Robin Hunter (British Army officer)
Robert Hunter | |
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Born | London | 6 December 1919
Died | 13 March 2016 | (aged 96)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1939–1946 1948- |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Military Cross |
Robert Dow Hunter MC, OBE (6 December 1919 – 13 March 2016) was an officer in the British Army during World War II. Whilst a Captain commanding an anti-tank platoon of 5th Battalion The King’s Own Scottish Borders he knocked out two Tiger tanks in Waldfeucht[1], for this he received the Military Cross[2]
Early life
Wartime service
References
- ^ "Colonel Robert Hunter obituary". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "London Gazette" (PDF). No. 37027. 12 April 1945. Retrieved 28 September 2018.