Robert Douglas Hunter

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Sergeant

Parents: Douglas Hope and Felicia Hunter

Marital status: Married

Home address: Shirley, Southampton

Date of birth: 1914

Date of death: 19/07/1945

Buried/Commemorated at: Mangotsfield Downend Cemetery

Age: 31

Further information:

Robert’s regiment took part in the British Expeditionary Force in 1940, then the North Africa Campaign from 1941. In 1945 at the time of his death, Robert’s regiment were serving in Italy. His death was registered in Bristol which suggests that he may have been on sick leave at the time.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
http://www.defencesurveyors.org.uk/Images/Historical/Survey%20Unit%20Histories/19_Topo_Sqn_RE.pdf