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Revision as of 18:39, 19 October 2012
Vice-Admiral Marcus Rowley Hill, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (13 March, 1867 – 8 February, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 August, 1890.[1]
Hill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1901.[2]
Hill was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1906.[3]
He commanded a series of armoured cruisers. He was appointed command of the Vindictive on 4 August, 1908.[4]
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Hawke in October 1909, remaining with her for thirteen months.[5]
He was appointed to command the armoured cruisers Hampshire in January 1913,[6] and of Leviathan from July 1914, remaining with her into 1916.[7]
Great War
On 4 May, 1918, Hill was appointed Senior Naval Officer, Simonstown.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 September,[9] and placed on the Retired List on 2 September.[10] He was advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 November, 1923.[11]
He passed away on 8 February, 1925 at 17 Burton Court, Chelsea, aged fifty-eight.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26084. p. 4773. 2 September, 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27335. p. 4780. 19 July, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27982. p. 31. 1 January, 1907.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 394a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30887. p. 10549. 6 September, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30892. p. 10661. 10 September, 1918.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32878. p. 7658. 9 November, 1923.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 10 February, 1925. Issue 43882, col A, pg. 1.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
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