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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 60263" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Photo</td><td><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/attachments/31/31958-e656a28dab424ce6c580974f0c9dff2c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></td></tr><tr><td>Full Name</td><td><strong>Robert Park Yunnie</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Nickname</td><td>Bob</td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>201206</td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Captain</td></tr><tr><td>Nationality</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Date of Birth</td><td>24.04.1909 Inverness</td></tr><tr><td>Date of Death</td><td>03.1961 Congo Republic (as mercenary)</td></tr><tr><td>Gravesite</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Father</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mother</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Enlisted</td><td>19.09.1939 Bristol</td></tr><tr><td>Military</td><td>parent unit Black Watch<br /> ranks,Royal Army Service Corps (1st Cavalry Division) 19.09.1939<br /> graduated Officer Cadet Unit,Cairo 25.05.1941<br /> 2Lt Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 25.05.1941<br /> 2 Bn Libyan Arab Force from ? - November 1942<br /> T/Captain 12.12.1941<br /> joined PPA 23.11.1942<br /> PPA B Patrol<br /> left PPA 11.04.1945</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Further Information</td><td>resided 70 Stanley Street, Aberdeen<br /> insurance broker in civilian life<br /> author "Warriors on Wheels" (1959)<br /> son (Don)<br /> <em><br /> "He lived with his men more intimately than any of us, shared their jokes and their escapades, and in return received their unreserved devotion" (Popski)</em></td></tr></table><p></p><p><strong>WEB LINKS:</strong></p><p>Award : <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/yunnie-robert-park-bob.27687/" target="_blank">https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/yunnie-robert-park-bob.27687/</a></p><p>National Archives : <a href="https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7352380" target="_blank">https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7352380</a></p><p></p><p><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.36/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/36-48f02b1867f0725c0b8ee29745cea530.jpg?1591382935" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.1321/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1321-9c9cbf53d03af678aeb3de3629788a52.jpg?1591383216" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.33586/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33586-de764f735b802a92f33f55c2c0bde1e9.jpg?1593438217" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.1713/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1713-b023ed65b34a5e24d1753932344ad2b9.jpg?1591383314" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.1538/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1538-7e72d37028f56273f3cb53ce5046db2f.jpg?1591383269" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/george-sonley-gun-bob-yunnie-wheel.1307/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1307-705ced13220a91b5093ed5752bcea4b1.jpg?1591383207" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/particulars-of-ppa-personnel.33585/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33585-07724387c7253a145c52c4de5fc3581e.jpg?1593437433" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-awards.6143/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6143-164d1083de2ff4d2a3da09623a6a382e.jpg?1591388684" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-group.19886/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/19/19886-1cbf5fe74fa761ec68ff1c5a7015e962.jpg?1591400631" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-group-see-note.1304/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1304-359b88ae19382d68a4caf55b91f60532.jpg?1591383205" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-yunnie-citation.33884/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33884-2923f97049014cc5738d4a44d088d1f7.jpg?1600344532" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 60263, member: 6852"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Photo[/TD] [TD][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/attachments/31/31958-e656a28dab424ce6c580974f0c9dff2c.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Full Name[/TD] [TD][B]Robert Park Yunnie[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nickname[/TD] [TD]Bob[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Number[/TD] [TD]201206[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rank[/TD] [TD]Captain[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nationality[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Date of Birth[/TD] [TD]24.04.1909 Inverness[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Date of Death[/TD] [TD]03.1961 Congo Republic (as mercenary)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gravesite[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Father[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mother[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enlisted[/TD] [TD]19.09.1939 Bristol[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Military[/TD] [TD]parent unit Black Watch ranks,Royal Army Service Corps (1st Cavalry Division) 19.09.1939 graduated Officer Cadet Unit,Cairo 25.05.1941 2Lt Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 25.05.1941 2 Bn Libyan Arab Force from ? - November 1942 T/Captain 12.12.1941 joined PPA 23.11.1942 PPA B Patrol left PPA 11.04.1945[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Married[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Further Information[/TD] [TD]resided 70 Stanley Street, Aberdeen insurance broker in civilian life author "Warriors on Wheels" (1959) son (Don) [I] "He lived with his men more intimately than any of us, shared their jokes and their escapades, and in return received their unreserved devotion" (Popski)[/I][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]WEB LINKS:[/B] Award : [URL]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/yunnie-robert-park-bob.27687/[/URL] National Archives : [URL]https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7352380[/URL] [B]IMAGES:[/B] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.36/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/36-48f02b1867f0725c0b8ee29745cea530.jpg?1591382935[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.1321/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1321-9c9cbf53d03af678aeb3de3629788a52.jpg?1591383216[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.33586/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33586-de764f735b802a92f33f55c2c0bde1e9.jpg?1593438217[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.1713/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1713-b023ed65b34a5e24d1753932344ad2b9.jpg?1591383314[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-p-yunnie.1538/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1538-7e72d37028f56273f3cb53ce5046db2f.jpg?1591383269[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/george-sonley-gun-bob-yunnie-wheel.1307/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1307-705ced13220a91b5093ed5752bcea4b1.jpg?1591383207[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/particulars-of-ppa-personnel.33585/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33585-07724387c7253a145c52c4de5fc3581e.jpg?1593437433[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-awards.6143/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6143-164d1083de2ff4d2a3da09623a6a382e.jpg?1591388684[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-group.19886/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/19/19886-1cbf5fe74fa761ec68ff1c5a7015e962.jpg?1591400631[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-group-see-note.1304/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1304-359b88ae19382d68a4caf55b91f60532.jpg?1591383205[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/p-yunnie-citation.33884/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33884-2923f97049014cc5738d4a44d088d1f7.jpg?1600344532[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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