Walter Hill (British Army officer)
Walter Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1877 |
| Died | 1942 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | First Word War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major General Walter Pitts Hendy Hill CB CMG DSO (10 June 1877 – 1942) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.
Military career
Hill joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1899.[1] He served in the Second Boer War and then 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Walter Pitts Hendy Hill". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Royal Fusiliers colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 23 January 2016.