Background
Robert John Halliburton was born in March 1935 in Wimbledon, London, the son of Robert Halliburton and Katherine Margery Halliburton (née Robinson).
Robert John Halliburton was born in March 1935 in Wimbledon, London, the son of Robert Halliburton and Katherine Margery Halliburton (née Robinson).
He moved to Kent during the Second World War and was educated at Tonbridge School.
He studied for a bachelor"s degree at Selwyn College, Cambridge, reading Modern Languages for Participant I of the Tripos but transferring to Theology for Participant World War II After graduating, he completed his obligatory eighteen months of National Service. His Doctor of Philosophy thesis, for which he was supervised by Canon F. L. Cross, was entitled "Augustine and the Monastic Life".