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Brigadier-General Frederic William ’Fred’ Hill

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1866-08-08
Place of birth: Welland Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Henrietta Hill, wife. 53 Morrison Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Barrister at Law
Occupation (normalized): Lawyer
Address: 53 Morrison Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1947-07-29

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Brigadier-General
Rank detail
  1. Brigadier-General (Army). 1918-07-22 to 1919-07-19
  2. Brigadier-General, 9th Infantry Brigade, Infantry (Army). 1916-01-04 to 1918-07-22
  3. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-23 to 1916-01-04
  4. Lieutenant-Colonel (Army). ? to 1914-09-23
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Distinguished Service Order

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Companion of the Order of the Bath

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 459493
Service file: B4349-S022
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Andrew Gregory Hill and Isabel Hill (nee Thompson); husband of Henrietta Hill (nee Johnson) married October 10, 1894

Original Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion from September 23, 1914 to January 17, 1916. Commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Prior to the war he commanded the 44th Lincoln and Welland Regiment. Commander of Military District No. 7 after the war until 1930 when he retired. Honorary Colonel of the Carleton and York Regiment.

A former mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Niagara Falls newspaper article re: retirement 1929

Uploader's Research notes: 1st Battalion Nominal Roll [Brigadier-General Army Canadian Infantry 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters Lieutenant-Colonel Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion Headquarters Lieutenant-Colonel Army Canadian Militia 44th Lincoln and Welland Regiment Headquarters Brigadier-General Army Canadian Infantry Western Ontario Regimental Depot Witley Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-06-05
Last modified: 2020-10-14