John Hill (Indian Army officer)

John Hill
Born	14 January 1866 Bangalore, India
Died	8 January 1935 London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1887–1920
Rank	Major-General
Unit	Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
Commands held	52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Major-General John Hill CB DSO (14 January 1866 – 8 January 1935) was a senior British Indian Army officer during the First World War.

Biography

Born in Bangalore on 14 January 1866, John Hill was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1887, subsequently transferring to the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs. 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.

During the First World War he saw action in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. 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.

Hill was appointed aide-de-camp to King George V in 1916 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1918. He retired in 1920 and died in London on 8 January 1935. Hill Square, part of Tel Aviv's Abattoir Hill is named for him.