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Revision as of 15:45, 9 August 2014

Vice-Admiral Marcus Rowley Hill, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (13 March, 1867 – 8 February, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Hill was appointed to the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert on 1 July, 1890.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 August.[2]

Hill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[3]

Hill was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[4]

He commanded a series of armoured cruisers. He was appointed command of the Vindictive on 4 August, 1908.[5]

He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Hawke in October 1909, remaining with her for thirteen months.[6]

In August 1910, Hill assumed command of the light cruiser Glasgow.[7]

He was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Hampshire on 17 January, 1913.[8] He transferred to command Leviathan in July 1914, remaining with her into 1916.[9]

Great War

On 4 May, 1918, Hill was appointed Senior Naval Officer, Simonstown.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September,[11] and placed on the Retired List on 2 September.[12] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 November, 1923.[13]

He passed away on 8 February, 1925 at 17 Burton Court, Chelsea, aged fifty-eight.

Bibliography

  • "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 10 February, 1925. Issue 43882, col A, p. 1.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Drury St. A. Wake 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawke
25 Jun, 1908[14] 		Succeeded by
Marcus R. Hill
Preceded by
Edward H. Moubray 		Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
1 Aug, 1908[15] 		Succeeded by
George B. Hutton
Preceded by
Marcus R. Hill 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawke
19 Oct, 1909[16] 		Succeeded by
Herbert J. Savill
Preceded by
Edmund R. Pears 		Captain of H.M.S. Glory
24 Jun, 1910[17] 		Succeeded by
Francis W. Kennedy
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow
Aug, 1910[18] 		Succeeded by
John Luce
Preceded by
Cuthbert E. Hunter 		Captain of H.M.S. Hampshire
17 Jan, 1913[19] 		Succeeded by
Henry W. Grant
Preceded by
Eric P. C. Back 		Captain of H.M.S. Leviathan
30 Jul, 1914[20][21] 		Succeeded by
Alexander Lowndes
Preceded by
Stuart St. J. Farquhar 		Captain-in-Charge of the Scottish Coast Guard District
20 Sep, 1916[22] 		Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252h.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
  5. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 394a.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 321.
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30892. p. 10661. 10 September, 1918.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32878. p. 7658. 9 November, 1923.
  14. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  15. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  16. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  17. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  18. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  19. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
  20. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 54.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 395k.
  22. ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 54.


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