Colonel the Reverend Robbie Hall, underwater bomb disposal expert – obituary
Colonel the Reverend Robbie Hall, underwater bomb disposal expert – obituary He was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for neutralising a German bomb found under 40 feet of water at Beckton Gas Works Colonel Robbie Hall Colonel the Reverend Robbie Hall, who has died of cancer aged 63, was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for neutralising a German bomb in particularly hazardous circumstances. In July 1986, Hall joined 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) as the Training Major. He became the leader of the regimental diving team, specialising in underwater bomb disposal. ...
Source: telegraph.co.uk