Robert Cottrell-Hill

Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill
Born	Robert Charles Hill 7 November 1903 Khadki, Maharashtra, India
Died	10 November 1965 (aged 62) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1924–1959
Rank	Major-General
Service number	28274
Unit	Border Regiment
Commands held	71st Indian Infantry Brigade British Forces in Berlin
Battles/wars	Arab revolt in Palestine World War II
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches

Major-General Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill CB CBE DSO* MC (born Robert Charles Hill; 7 November 1903 – 10 November 1965) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.

Military career

Educated at Bedford School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Cottrell-Hill was commissioned into the Border Regiment in 1924. He served with the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment and was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for bravery at El Yamun near Jenin in Palestine, during the Arab revolt, in 1938, and was later mentioned in dispatches for his services there.

He served in World War II initially as a brigade major and latterly as Commander of the 71st Indian Infantry Brigade. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for services in Arakan in 1944 and a Bar to his DSO for an assault landing at Ramree Island, located off the coast of Arakan, in 1945.

In 1948 he became Deputy Director of Infantry at the War Office and in 1950 he was made Chief of Staff at Malaya Command. He returned the War Office as Director of Military Training in 1953 and became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1955. He joined the Regular Commissions Board in 1957 and retired in 1959.

External links

• Generals of World War II