Robert Alexander Stewart "Robin" Barbour KCVO MC (11 May 1921 – 18 October 2014[1]) was a Church of Scotland minister and an author.
[2] He joined Balliol College, Oxford, before the outbreak of World War II, during which he served in the Italian campaign with Scottish Horse.
Barbour was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his distinguished service during the war.
He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1979 to 1980 and was the youngest in living memory to be appointed.
[3] [9] In 1981, Barbour was appointed Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland and served this ministry until 1991.