john, hill, indian, army, officer, major, general, john, hill, january, 1866, january, 1935, senior, british, indian, army, officer, during, first, world, john, hillborn14, january, 1866bangalore, indiadied8, january, 1935london, englandallegiance, united, kin. Major General John Hill CB DSO 14 January 1866 8 January 1935 was a senior British Indian Army officer during the First World War John HillBorn14 January 1866Bangalore IndiaDied8 January 1935London EnglandAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branchBritish Indian ArmyYears of service1887 1920RankMajor GeneralUnitOxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry15th Ludhiana SikhsCommands held52nd Lowland Infantry DivisionBattles warsFirst World WarAwardsCompanion of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service OrderBiography EditBorn in Bangalore on 14 January 1866 John Hill was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1 He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1887 subsequently transferring to the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs 1 He served in Burma and India during the Chin Lushai Expedition between 1889 and 1890 the Second Miranzai Expedition in 1891 the Chitral Expedition in 1895 and the Tirah campaign between 1897 and 1898 1 During the First World War he saw action in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 1 He became General Officer Commanding GOC 52nd Lowland Infantry Division in September 1917 and saw action again initially in the Sinai and Palestine campaign and then from April 1918 on the Western Front before handing over his command in September 1918 2 Hill was appointed Aide de camp to King George V in 1916 and was invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 He retired in 1920 and died in London on 8 January 1935 3 Hill Square part of Tel Aviv s Abattoir Hill is named for him References Edit a b c d Hill Maj Gen John Who s Who Retrieved 22 June 2020 Army Commands PDF Retrieved 22 June 2020 Obituary The Ousel Vol XXXIX No 678 20 February 1935 p 3 Military officesPreceded byWilfrid Smith GOC 52nd Lowland Infantry Division1917 1918 Succeeded byFrancis Marshall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hill Indian Army officer amp oldid 1157023142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
