David Tinker

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Lt David Tinker RN was supply officer on HMS Glamorgan. He was killed in action during the Falklands War, when Glamorgan was hit by an Exocet missile. His father Hugh Tinker, an university professor, researched, collated and published a book, A Message from the Falklands: The Life and Gallant Death of David Tinker, which contained David's letters and poems. The poems are reminiscent of Wilfred Owen's earlier work.

David Tinker went to Mill Hill School where he served as Coxswain in the Naval section of the school CCF. From an early age, he was determined to obtain his commission, despite the misgivings of his junior ratings and peers.

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Tinker, Lieut. David, R.N. (1982). A Message from the Falklands, The Life and Gallant Death of David Tinker, Lieut. R.N. from his Letters and Poems. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-006778-7.