About Robert Dow Hunter
Lived 1919 – 2016 (aged 96). Robert Dow Hunter was a British military personnel.
Colonel Robert Dow Hunter, (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. For this he received the Military Cross.
Born in London and educated at Christ's Hospital, he joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1939.
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Who was Robert Dow Hunter?
British military personnel
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Robert Dow Hunter was born on 6 December 1919 in London.
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Robert Dow Hunter died on 13 March 2016.
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Robert Dow Hunter was a military personnel.
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Robert Dow Hunter was British.
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· DBpedia: Robin Hunter (British Army officer)
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