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==Military career== |
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Hill was commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot|32nd Regiment of Foot]] on 13 March 1827.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalrecor00swingoog|title=Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry, Now the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry From the Formation of the Regiment in 1702 down to 1892|publisher=Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co.|page=336}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 19 April 1829, to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 13 February 1835 and to [[major]] on 12 March 1841.<ref name=bio/> He appointed [[lieutenant-colonel]] |
Hill was commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot|32nd Regiment of Foot]] on 13 March 1827.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalrecor00swingoog|title=Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry, Now the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry From the Formation of the Regiment in 1702 down to 1892|publisher=Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co.|page=336}}</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 19 April 1829, to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 13 February 1835 and to [[major]] on 12 March 1841.<ref name=bio/> He was appointed [[lieutenant-colonel]] in the [[Royal Scots Fusiliers|21st Regiment of Foot]] on 3 April 1846, and colonel in the [[Lancashire Fusiliers|20th Regiment of Foot]] in June 1854. |
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He was given the colonelcy of the [[75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot|75th Regiment of Foot]] on 24 October 1872 (until 1881), becoming Colonel of the 1st Battalion, [[Gordon Highlanders]] after their amalgamation with the [[Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)]]. <ref name=bio/> Promoted to full [[general]] on 24 June 1876,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=24348|supp=|startpage=4182|date=25 July 1876}}</ref> he transferred to be colonel of the 1st Battalion of the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] on 8 April 1890 and colonel of the whole regiment in September 1892.<ref name=bio/> |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
General John Thomas Hill was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Military career
Hill was commissioned as an ensign in the 32nd Regiment of Foot on 13 March 1827.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 19 April 1829, to captain on 13 February 1835 and to major on 12 March 1841.[1] He was appointed lieutenant-colonel in the 21st Regiment of Foot on 3 April 1846, and colonel in the 20th Regiment of Foot in June 1854.
He was given the colonelcy of the 75th Regiment of Foot on 24 October 1872 (until 1881), becoming Colonel of the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders after their amalgamation with the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). [1] Promoted to full general on 24 June 1876,[2] he transferred to be colonel of the 1st Battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry on 8 April 1890 and colonel of the whole regiment in September 1892.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry, Now the 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry From the Formation of the Regiment in 1702 down to 1892". Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co. p. 336.
- ^ "No. 24348". The London Gazette. 25 July 1876.