Robin Dunn
Sir Robin Horace Walford Dunn,
Dunn was born in Trowbridge, the son of an officer in the Royal Field Artillery. He was educated at St Aubyns School, Wellington College, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he won the Sword of Honour. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1938. During World War II, he initially served in France and Belgium, before being evacuated at Dunkirk in 1940. He then fought in North Africa and in Normandy. During the war, he was wounded three times. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1944 and was mentioned in dispatches twice. He retired his commission in 1948, retaining the rank of honorary major.[2]
Dunn was
Dunn married Judith Allan Pilcher the daughter of High Court judge Sir Gonne St Clair Pilcher, in 1941; they had three children and divorced in 1995. In 1997 he married Joan Stafford-King-Harman, daughter of Sir Cecil Stafford-King-Harman, Bt.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Sir Robin Dunn - obituary". The Telegraph. 31 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "DUNN, Rt Hon. Sir Robin Horace Walford", Who's Who 2012 (online ed.), Oxford University Press, 2011, retrieved 18 July 2012
- ^ "The Judiciary", Law Notes, 107: 2, 1988
Further reading
- Dunn, Robin (1993), Sword and Wig: Memoirs of a Lord Justice, Quiller Press, ISBN 978-1-870948-88-3
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
