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'''Sidney Arthur Geary Hill''', D.S.O., R.N. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Sidney Arthur Geary Hill''', D.S.O., R.N. (5 August, 1881 – 18 March, 1953) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. In 1939 he altered his last name to '''Geary-Hill'''. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1903.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/188.|D7603695}} f. 189.</ref> | |||
Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1911.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/188.|D7603695}} f. 189.</ref> | ||
Hill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Hill was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/188.|D7603695}} f. 189.</ref> | ||
Hill was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 15 December, 1927 and appointed [[Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy)|Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer]]. This appointment would be renewed in increments of five years until 1941, and then there would be three separate single-year extensions. It ended, perhaps, in August 1943.<ref>Hill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/188.|D7603695}} f. 189.</ref> | |||
Hill died in 1953 of a coronary thrombosis. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 21:43, 13 January 2017
Captain (retired) Sidney Arthur Geary Hill, D.S.O., R.N. (5 August, 1881 – 18 March, 1953) served in the Royal Navy. In 1939 he altered his last name to Geary-Hill.
Life & Career
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1903.[1]
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1911.[2]
Hill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[3]
Hill was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 15 December, 1927 and appointed Naval Assistant to the Hydrographer. This appointment would be renewed in increments of five years until 1941, and then there would be three separate single-year extensions. It ended, perhaps, in August 1943.[4]
Hill died in 1953 of a coronary thrombosis.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Owen F. Gillett |
Captain of H.M.S. Armadale Castle 3 Aug, 1914[5] |
Succeeded by George P. England |
| Preceded by Salisbury H. Simpson |
Captain of H.M.S. Jessamine 19 Mar, 1917[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Reginald L. Hancock |
Captain of H.M.S. Endeavour 21 Nov, 1922[7] |
Succeeded by John D. Nares |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/188. f. 189.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 823.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 755.
