Background
HILL, John was born on January 14, 1866 in Bangalore. Son of Major-General W. Hill and Charlotte Miller, daughter of Beauchamp Colclough Urquhart, Meldrum and Bytli, N.B.
HILL, John was born on January 14, 1866 in Bangalore. Son of Major-General W. Hill and Charlotte Miller, daughter of Beauchamp Colclough Urquhart, Meldrum and Bytli, N.B.
Born in Bangalore on 14 January 1866, John Hill was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He served in Burma and India during the Chinese 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. During the First World War he served during the Gallipoli Campaign, between 1915 and 1916, in Palestine and on the Western Front. In 1916 he was appointed Aide-de-camp to King George V, and was General Officer Commanding, 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, between 1916 and 1918.
Major General John Hill 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.
Clubs: Army and Navy, Royal Automobile.