About John Thomas Hill
Lived 1811 – 1902 (aged 91). John Thomas Hill was a military leader.
General John Thomas Hill (10 January 1811 – 15 April 1902) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career He was born in Pilton, Devon and commissioned as an ensign in the 32nd Regiment of Foot on 13 March 1827. He was promoted to lieutenant on 19 April 1829, to captain on 13 February 1835 and to major on 12 March 1841. 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 full regiment in September 1892.
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John Thomas Hill was born on 10 January 1811 in Pilton.
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John Thomas Hill died on 15 April 1902 in Newton Abbot.
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