Dunstan Fitzgerald Robinson

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Dunstan Fitzgerald Robinson (born December 23, 1919 in Annotto Bay , † October 20, 1998 ) was a Jamaican officer.

Life

Dunstan Fitzgerald Robinson was born to Herbert Ulysses Robinson and Mildred Anastasia Magnus-Robinson and had two brothers; Julian served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and his brother Trevor Alaric Robinson was a senior official in the People's National Party . He himself attended Wolmer's Schools in Kingston , studied pharmacy at the Dispensaire of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and attended the Royal College of Defense Studies .

Although many of his classmates joined the Royal Air Force (RAF), his father insisted on continuing his studies. Then he was placed in the public service . In 1943, however, he joined the Jamaica Home Guard . After the British pilot Noel Smythe was shot down, he unsuccessfully applied to the RAF and then to the British Army as a pharmacist . Only when he tried again he was hired in the Training Officer's Wing, but after three weeks he was recalled by the government.

It was not until June 26, 1946 that he was drafted into the West India Regiment (WIR) with the rank of Second Lieutenant . As a member of the WIR he was promoted to lieutenant on December 26, 1946, transferred to a post as captain on April 1, 1949 and promoted accordingly on June 26, 1952. From April 9, 1956, he was in a major post with a corresponding promotion to June 28, 1959.

In 1963 he became Lieutenant Colonel Commander of the 1st Battalion / Jamaica Regiment . In 1973 he was the military commander-in-chief of the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) for six months, the shortest term to date, in the Brigadier rank . In March 1974 he retired as a soldier.

From 1975 to 1993 he worked, among other things, as a consultant to William Barclay Peat & Co. and Marwick Mitchell & Co. , then from 1994 as a personnel officer. He was also Director of the Jamaica Automobile Association , Vice President of the Island Council Jamaica Legion (BCEL), Honorary Vice President of the Scout Association, Lifelong Member of the Jamaica Rugby Association, Member of the Advisory Board of the Jamaica National Reserve , the Jamaica Paraplegic Association, the Jamaica Cancer Society, the Jamaica Defense Force Welfare Council, and the Patron Jamaica Motoring Club.

Robinson died after a short illness. He was married to Daisy Marion, nee Spence, since April 25, 1943. The marriage resulted in four sons and the daughter Carolyn Francis, among the sons Anthony "Tony" Richard Fitzgerald Robinson (later manager and head of several companies), Ian Martin Robinson and Derek Patrick Robinson also served in the JDF. The latter was from 2002 to 2008, like his father, commander of the 1st Battalion / Jamaica Regiment and then S O1 J2 / J3 (Intelligence and Operations) at the JDF headquarters , Up Park Camp .

Awards (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Croos of Barbados Military Cemetry , The West Indian Servicemen Association.
  2. ↑ a b Dunstan Robinson die after short illness ( memento from September 8, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ), The Kingston Gleaner, October 27, 1998, p. 35.
  3. ↑ a b c d Personalities - R , Discover Jamaica.
  4. ↑ a b c All Arms , Issue 7/1, March 2008, pp. 10-11.
  5. ^ The Police Federation against the Tide ; In: Terry Lacey: Violence and Politics in Jamaica, 1960-70: Internal Security in a Developing Country , Manchester University Press, 1977; Cited there as source: Jay Ralph Buffenmyer: Emigration of high level manpower and national development: A cae study of Jamaica , unpublished doctoral thesis from the University of Pittsburgh , 1970.
  6. ^ Promotion - The West India Regiment , The West Indies Gazette 2/42, August 14, 1959.
  7. ^ Brigadier Dunstan Robinson , The Kingston Gleaner, Jul 29, 1986, pp. 9, 40.
  8. ↑ a b Brigadier Dunstan Fitzgerald ROBINSON Management Consultant Peat Manvick ( Memento from September 8, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ), The Kingston Gleaner, August 2, 1993, p. 17.
  9. ^ Losing job, RJR and WB , The Kingston Gleaner, April 17, 2011.
  10. ↑ History of JASAP ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , JASAP.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jaap-kgnchap.org
personal data
SURNAME Robinson, Dunstan Fitzgerald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robinson, Dunstan F .; Robinson, Dunstan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican officer
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Annotto Bay
DATE OF DEATH October 20, 1998