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Robin Hunter (British Army officer)

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Robert Hunter
Born(1919-12-06)6 December 1919
London
Died13 March 2016(2016-03-13) (aged 96)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1939–1946 1948-
RankColonel
Service number129058
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsMilitary 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

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  1. ^ a b "Colonel Robert Hunter obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ "London Gazette" (PDF). No. 37027. 12 April 1945. Retrieved 28 September 2018.