Alec Hill
Alec Hill | |
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| Born | Alec Jeffrey Hill 2 July 1916 Member of the Order of Australia (2006) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Royal Military College, Duntroon (1966–79) |
| Notable students | David Horner Peter Pedersen Chris Coulthard-Clark Brett Lodge |
| Main interests | Australian military history Military biography |
| Notable works | Chauvel of the Light Horse (1978) |
Alec Jeffrey Hill MBE, ED (2 July 1916 – 27 August 2008) was an Australian military historian and academic best known for his biography of General Sir Harry Chauvel and his work on the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Biography
Alec Jeffrey Hill was born in
Hill joined the
Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1947.[5]
After the war Hill returned to his old profession, teaching geography and history at his old school, Sydney Grammar, becoming senior history master. He was involved with the
military historiography "through the then unfashionable notion that generals were at least as important as privates in winning battles."[2]
Hill was associated with the
Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honour's list in 2006 "for service to education in the field of Australian military history, to the Australian War Memorial as a writer and as a mentor to historians, and as a contributor to the Australian Dictionary of Biography."[7] He died on 27 August 2008, survived by his wife, Patsy.[2]
Bibliography
Books
- Hill, Alec (1978). Chauvel of the Light Horse: A Biography of General Sir Harry Chauvel, GCMG, KCB. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0522841465.
- Hill, Alec (1979). Japan, Military History and Foreign Affairs, 1870–1945. Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory: Reader Services Section, Bridges Library.
Notes
- ^ a b c Maughan 1966, p. 68
- ^ a b c d e Grey 2008, pp. 220–221
- ^ Maughan 1966, pp. 73–75
- ^ Maughan 1966, p. 272
- ^ "No. 37898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 1947. p. 1087.
- ^ Alec Hill – ADB Medal citation, retrieved 22 January 2010
- ^ Alec Hill – AM citation, retrieved 22 January 2010
References
- Grey, Jeffrey (2008), "Alec Jeffrey Hill AM, MBE, ED (1916–2008)" (PDF), Australian Army Journal, V (3 Summer 2008), Canberra: Department of Defence: 220–221, retrieved 1 July 2017
- Maughan, Barton (1966), Tobruk and El Alamein, Australia in the War of 1939–1945, vol. III, Canberra: Australian War Memorial
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