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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Duncan Codwise Hill''', (10 April, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Duncan Codwise Hill''', D.S.O. (10 April, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | The son of A. S. Hill, Esq., manufacturer. He passed out of the Training Establishment on 1 May 1917 and was appointed to {{UK-Courageous|f=p}}, in which he served the remainder of the war. | |
| − | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | |
| − | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1921. |
| − | Appointed to {{UK-Nelson}} as executive officer, vice Atkinson on 20 December, 1940. He temporarily assumed command, vice Captain [[Thomas Hope Troubridge|Troubridge]] | + | |
| + | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 June, 1929. | ||
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| + | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1935. | ||
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| + | Appointed to {{UK-Nelson}} as executive officer, vice Atkinson on 20 December, 1940. He temporarily assumed command, vice Captain [[Thomas Hope Troubridge|Troubridge]] in early January, 1942 until being superseded by Captain [[Humphrey Benson Jacomb|Jacomb]] on 5 April, 1942. | ||
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| + | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1942. | ||
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| + | Commanded [[H.M.S. Cleopatra (1940)|''Cleopatra'']] from 28 April, 1949, vice Reid through 10 January, 1950. | ||
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| + | He was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1951. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| − | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Clement Cooke|Geoffrey C. Cooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calcutta'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 219}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|Charles E. S. Farrant]]'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Clement Cooke|Geoffrey C. Cooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Calcutta'']]'''<br>1 Aug, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 219}} – 14 Jan, 1936|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Eric Seaburne Farrant|Charles E. S. Farrant]]'''}} |
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Hope Troubridge|Thomas H. Troubridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nelson (1925)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nelson'']]'''<br>3 Jan, 1942 – 5 Apr, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Humphrey Benson Jacomb|Humphrey B. Jacomb]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Geoffrey Arthur Robson|William G. A. Robson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ganges (Boys' Training Establishment)|In Command, Shotley Training Establishment]]'''<br>3 Mar, 1950 – 22 Feb, 1951|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:44, 3 December 2020
Captain Duncan Codwise Hill, D.S.O. (10 April, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of A. S. Hill, Esq., manufacturer. He passed out of the Training Establishment on 1 May 1917 and was appointed to H.M.S. Courageous, in which he served the remainder of the war.
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1921.
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1929.
Hill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.
Appointed to Nelson as executive officer, vice Atkinson on 20 December, 1940. He temporarily assumed command, vice Captain Troubridge in early January, 1942 until being superseded by Captain Jacomb on 5 April, 1942.
Hill was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1942.
Commanded Cleopatra from 28 April, 1949, vice Reid through 10 January, 1950.
He was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1951.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Geoffrey C. Cooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta 1 Aug, 1935[1] – 14 Jan, 1936 |
Succeeded by Charles E. S. Farrant |
| Preceded by Thomas H. Troubridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson 3 Jan, 1942 – 5 Apr, 1942 |
Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb |
| Preceded by William G. A. Robson |
In Command, Shotley Training Establishment 3 Mar, 1950 – 22 Feb, 1951 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
