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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Hill was | Hill spent much of 1913 undergoing Engine Room training in {{UK-KingEdwardVII}}, and then was in the {{UK-Contest|f=c}} from 1 November 1913 to 13 April, 1914.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref> | ||
Hill was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Afridi|f=t}} on 26 December, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 725}} | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914 while on the books of {{UK-President}} for a navigation course. When war broke out, he <was assigned to the {{UK-1Cossack|f=c}}. On 17 June, 1915 he was appointed to {{UK-Lucifer}} of the {{UK-DF|3}}, itself a part of the [[Harwich Striking Force]].<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref> | ||
On 12 December 1916, Hill was appointed to the brand-new {{UK-Phoebe|f=t}}. He remained in her from her commissioning, operating with the {{UK-DF|10}}. | |||
Hill was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Afridi|f=t}} on 26 December, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 725}}<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref> | |||
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922. | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref> | ||
Hill was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 August, 1934. | Hill was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 16 August, 1934.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/153.|}} f. 152.</ref> | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 26 March 2021
Commander Cyril James Herbert Hill, R.N., Retired (16 August, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hill spent much of 1913 undergoing Engine Room training in King Edward VII, and then was in the Acasta Class destroyer Contest from 1 November 1913 to 13 April, 1914.[1]
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914 while on the books of President for a navigation course. When war broke out, he <was assigned to the Tribal Class destroyer Cossack. On 17 June, 1915 he was appointed to Lucifer of the Third Destroyer Flotilla, itself a part of the Harwich Striking Force.[2]
On 12 December 1916, Hill was appointed to the brand-new destroyer Phoebe. He remained in her from her commissioning, operating with the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.
Hill was appointed in command of the destroyer Afridi on 26 December, 1917.[3][4]
Post-War
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.[5]
Hill was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 16 August, 1934.[6]
World War II
Hill worked as a Staff Officer on the Staff of the C-in-C, Nore at Area Combined Headquarters from 25 August, 1939 through the end of the war.
He reverted to the Retired List on 8 October, 1946.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Donal S. McGrath |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 27 Aug, 1917[7] – 26 Dec, 1917 |
Succeeded by Desmond N. C. Tufnell |
| Preceded by Francis T. Hare |
Captain of H.M.S. Afridi 26 Dec, 1917[8] – 3 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by John I. Harrison |
| Preceded by Charles G. Ramsey |
Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla 25 Jul, 1922 – 30 Aug, 1922 |
Succeeded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
| Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 30 Aug, 1922[9] – 7 Apr, 1925 |
Succeeded by Richard Harter |
| Preceded by Frederick A. Richardson |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine 27 Jun, 1925[10] – 1926 |
Succeeded by Meredith S. Spalding |
| Preceded by John D. Harvey |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolsey 1926 – 1927 |
Succeeded by Alexander M. Donovan |
| Preceded by Meredith S. Spalding |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolverine Mar, 1927[11] – Nov, 1927 |
Succeeded by Alfred C. Collinson |
| Preceded by Reginald W. Lawrence |
Captain of H.M.S. Wrestler 30 Apr, 1928[12] – 11 Nov, 1929 |
Succeeded by Ian R. H. Black |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 725.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/153. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399s.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 725.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 283.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
