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J. Richard Hill
Born(1929-03-25)25 March 1929
Died25 March 2017(2017-03-25) (aged 88)
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Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral John Richard Hill (25 March 1929 – 25 March 2017) was a rear-admiral in the Royal Navy, a former chief executive of the Middle Temple
, author, and editor of many books on naval affairs.

Early life and education

Richard Hill was born the son of Stanley Hill and May Henshaw Hill: he entered the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in 1942 and became a sub-lieutenant in 1946.[1]

Naval career

Richard Hill went to sea in 1946 and served mainly in destroyers and frigates, specializing in navigation up to the age of thirty-three. He served as a sub-lieutenant on the

China Station from 1946 to 1947, before attending his sub-lieutenant's courses from 1947 to 1949. Promoted to lieutenant, he served in HMS Gambia in 1950, HMS Chevron in 1950 to 1952, HMS Tintagel Castle from 1952 to 1954 and then served ashore as a Navigation Specialist at HMS Dryad in 1954, before returning to sea in HMS Cardigan Bay in 1954 to 1956, HMS Albion in 1956 to 1958, and HMS Roebuck in 1958 to 1959. As a lieutenant-commander, he served at Pembroke Dockyard in 1959 to 1960 and in HMS Duchess
in 1960 to 1962.

Following his promotion to commander, he served mainly in appointments in the Ministry of Defence between 1963 and 1969, attending the

rear-admiral in 1983.[2]

Later career

Following his retirement as a serving officer, Hill became under-treasurer, the chief executive, of the Middle Temple, one of the Inns of Court, and held that post for ten years until his retirement in 1994,[1] when he was made Hon. Bencher, 1994. He served as Secretary of the Council of Inns of Court, 1987–1993.

He has served as editor of the

Royal Naval Museum
, Portsmouth.

In 2000, the British Maritime Foundation awarded Admiral Hill the Mountbatten Maritime Prize.

He died on 25 March 2017, his 88th birthday.[3]

Published works

Rear-Admiral Hill published articles in a number of professional journals, including

Lord Lewin, Vonla McBride, Sir Roderick Douglas Macdonald, Sir Ian McIntosh, and Sir Bernard Rawlings
.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Greenwich Forum". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. ^ Hill
  4. ^ "Memoirclub.co.uk". Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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