Walter Hill (British Army officer)
Walter Hill | |
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Hill joined the
He served in the First World War as commander of a company of Gentlemen Cadets at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst from 1914, as a deputy assistant quartermaster general in France from 1915, as an assistant adjutant and quartermaster general in France from 1916 and as an assistant quartermaster general in France from 1917.[2] He became assistant commandant and chief instructor at the School of Military Administration in 1920, commander of the 2nd Battalion the Loyal Regiment in 1922 and a general staff officer at the Staff College, Camberley in 1928.[2] He went on to be brigadier in charge of administration at Northern Command in 1929, Brigadier in charge of administration at Eastern Command in 1931 and major general in charge of administration at Southern Command in 1934 before retiring in 1938.[2] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[6]
His son James Hill commanded 3rd Parachute Brigade during the Second World War.[7]
References
- ^ "No. 34714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 October 1939. p. 7101.
- ^ a b c d "Walter Pitts Hendy Hill". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36099. London. 26 March 1900. p. 7.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning Home". The Times. No. 36890. London. 4 October 1902. p. 10.
- ^ "Royal Fusiliers colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Daily Telegraph – Obituary for Brigadier 'Speedy' Hill". The Daily Telegraph. London. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2009.