HILL, FELIX FREDERIC, Major, was born
8 July I860, son of Reverend Joseph Hill, Rector of Wimblingdon,
Cambridgeshire. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and became Second
Lieutenant, 89th Foot, 14 January 1880, and Lieutenant in the Royal Irish
Fusiliers 13 April 1881. He served in the Eastern Sudan Campaign in 1884, and
was present at the Battles of El Teb and Tamai; relief of Tokar and affair at
Tasmanieb (Egyptian Medal and clasp, and Khedive's Star). He was promoted to
Captain 25 January 1888, and Major, 1898. Major Hill served in the South
African War, 1899-1902, with the Royal Irish Fusiliers; was present at the
Relief of Ladysmith, including the action at Colenso 15 December 1899, the
operations on Tugela Heights 14 to 27 February 1900, and Battle of Pieter's
Hill (severely wounded); operations in the Transvaal, May and June, 1900;
operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900,
including action at Reit Vlei; operations in Cape Colony, north of Orange
River, including action at Ruidam; operations in the Transvaal, April 1901 to
January 1902; operations in Orange River Colony, January to 31 May 1902. He
was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 8 February 1901]; received the
Queen's Medal with five clasps, and the King's Medal with two clasps, and was
created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19
April, 1901]: "Felix Frederic Hill, Major, Royal Irish Fusiliers. In
recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia
were presented to him in South Africa by the Duke of Cornwall and York 13 July
1901. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the 87th Royal Irish
Fusiliers, 14 September 1902; was given the Brevet of Colonel 14 September
1905; became Colonel 13 July 1907, and OC, No 11 District, Irish Command, 25
June 1910 to 24 June, 1914; was created a CB in 1912. Colonel Hill served in
the European War from 1914; became Temporary Brigadier General 26 August 1914,
commanding the 31st Brigade, 10th Division, with which he served in Gallipoli
(Suvla Bay Landing). He was mentioned in Despatches, and created a CMG
(1916). He subsequently served in France in command of the 186th Infantry
Brigade, 62nd Division, until 11 November 1917, when, having reached the age
limit, he was placed on retired pay, and granted the honorary rank of
Brigadier General (Despatches, December 1917). He married, in 1895, Edith
Leonie, daughter of H H Askew, and they had a son, Reginald Askew Hill, and a
daughter Mary Emily Hill.
