| Hickson | R A | Lieutenant Colonel | Entered 1867; Brevet Colonel, 1899. Staff service: ADC to Brigadier General, Aldershot, 1883-84; ADC to Major General, Gibraltar, 1884-88. War service: Operations in Chitral, 1895 (medal with clasp); Boer War, 1899-1900; Driefontein, severely wounded.
Source: List of CB recipients. Various sources | (Buffs) East Kent Regiment |
| Hickson | T E | Major | List of CB recipients. Various sources | Worcestershire Regiment |
| Hill | A W | Lieutenant Colonel | List of CB recipients. Various sources | (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment |
| Hinde | J H E | Lieutenant Colonel | Entered 1867; Brevet Colonel, 1899. Staff service: Adjutant Auxiliary Forces, 1883-88. War Service: Boer War, 1899-1900; Willow Grange.
Source: List of CB recipients. Various sources | Border Regiment |
| Hippisley | Richard Lionel | Lieutenant Colonel | He was born 1853 and educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich. He joined the Royal Engineers, rising to the rank of Colonel by 1904. He served in the Egyptian campaign of 1882 and was an instructor at the School of Military Engineering in Chatham, Kent. He served on the staff in the South African War (1899-1902) as Director of Telegraphs and took part in the advance on Kimberley and in operations in Orange Free State and Transvaal. He was mentioned in despatches 8 February 1901, 16 April 1901 and 29 July 1902. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 29 November 1900. Colonel 1902. Chief Engineer, Edinburgh, 1902. He retired in 1910. In the First World War he served as Deputy Director of Army Signals, Central Force. After retiring he became interested in the Boy Scout movement and was awarded the Scout Medal of Merit on 22 January 1930. He was the author of an article on 'Linkages' in the Encyclopaedia Britannica and also wrote 'History of the Telegraph Operations during the South African War, 1899-1902'. He was also a mathematician of very considerable ability. He married Violet Honoria Smyth, daughter of Major General John Hall Smyth of Frimhurst, Surrrey, on 4th November 1885. He died on 7 December 1936.
QSA (3) CC Paard Joh (Lt Col CB RE). Spinks Apr 05
Source: List of CB recipients. Various sources | Royal Engineers |
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