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	Born in [[Bangalore]] on 14 January 1866, John Hill was educated at [[Bedford School]] and at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name=WW>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U211262/HILL_Maj.-Gen._John?index=12&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0\|title= Hill, Maj.-Gen. John\|publisher=Who's Who\|accessdate=22 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] in 1887, subsequently transferring to the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]].<ref name=WW/> He served in [[Burma]] and [[British Raj\|India]] during the Chin Lushai Expedition, between 1889 and 1890, the Second Miranzai Expedition, in 1891, the [[Chitral Expedition]], in 1895, and the [[Tirah campaign]], between 1897 and 1898.<ref name=WW/>		Born in [[Bangalore]] on 14 January 1866, John Hill was educated at [[Bedford School]] and at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name=WW>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U211262/HILL_Maj.-Gen._John?index=12&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0\|title= Hill, Maj.-Gen. John\|publisher=Who's Who\|accessdate=22 June 2020}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] in 1887, subsequently transferring to the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]].<ref name=WW/> He served in [[Burma]] and [[British Raj\|India]] during the Chin Lushai Expedition, between 1889 and 1890, the Second Miranzai Expedition, in 1891, the [[Chitral Expedition]], in 1895, and the [[Tirah campaign]], between 1897 and 1898.<ref name=WW/>

	During the [[World War I\|First World War]] he saw action in the [[Gallipoli campaign]] in 1915.<ref name=WW/> He became [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) [[52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division]] in September 1917 and saw action again, initially in the [[Sinai and Palestine campaign]] and then, from April 1918, on the [[Western Front (World War I)\|Western Front]] before handing over his command in September 1918.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf\|title=Army Commands\|accessdate=22 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		During the [[World War I\|First World War]] he saw action in the [[Gallipoli campaign]] in 1915.<ref name=WW/> He became [[General officer commanding\|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) [[52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division]] in September 1917 and saw action again, initially in the [[Sinai and Palestine campaign]] and then, from April 1918, on the [[Western Front (World War I)\|Western Front]] before handing over his command in September 1918.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf\|title=Army Commands\|accessdate=22 June 2020}}</ref>

	Hill was appointed [[Aide-de-camp]] to [[George V\|King George V]] in 1916 and was invested as a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1918. He retired in 1920 and died in [[London]] on 8 January 1935.<ref>Obituary, ''The Ousel'', Vol.XXXIX, No.678, 20 February 1935, p. 3</ref> Hill Square, part of [[Tel Aviv]]'s [[Abattoir Hill]] is named for him.		Hill was appointed [[Aide-de-camp]] to [[George V\|King George V]] in 1916 and was invested as a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1918. He retired in 1920 and died in [[London]] on 8 January 1935.<ref>Obituary, ''The Ousel'', Vol.XXXIX, No.678, 20 February 1935, p. 3</ref> Hill Square, part of [[Tel Aviv]]'s [[Abattoir Hill]] is named for him.

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{{Short description|British Indian Army general (1866–1935)}}
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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] '''John Hill''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (14 January 1866 – 8 January 1935) was a senior [[British Indian Army]] officer during the [[World War I|First World War]].

==Biography==
Born in [[Bangalore]] on 14 January 1866, John Hill was educated at [[Bedford School]] and at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name=WW>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U211262/HILL_Maj.-Gen._John?index=12&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0|title= Hill, Maj.-Gen. John|publisher=Who's Who|accessdate=22 June 2022}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] in 1887, subsequently transferring to the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]].<ref name=WW/> He served in [[Burma]] and [[British Raj|India]] during the Chin Lushai Expedition, between 1889 and 1890, the Second Miranzai Expedition, in 1891, the [[Chitral Expedition]], in 1895, and the [[Tirah campaign]], between 1897 and 1898.<ref name=WW/>

During the [[World War I|First World War]] he saw action in the [[Gallipoli campaign]] in 1915.<ref name=WW/> He became [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) [[52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division]] in September 1917 and saw action again, initially in the [[Sinai and Palestine campaign]] and then, from April 1918, on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] before handing over his command in September 1918.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|accessdate=22 June 2022}}</ref>

Hill was appointed [[Aide-de-camp]] to [[George V|King George V]] in 1916 and was invested as a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1918. He retired in 1920 and died in [[London]] on 8 January 1935.<ref>Obituary, ''The Ousel'', Vol.XXXIX, No.678, 20 February 1935, p. 3</ref> Hill Square, part of [[Tel Aviv]]'s [[Abattoir Hill]] is named for him.

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