Augustus Hill (British Army officer)
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Augustus Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 May 1853 |
| Died | 2 January 1921 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1873 to 1909 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 2nd Bn, the Middlesex Regiment Welsh Division |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War Spion Kop |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Brigadier-General Augustus West Hill, CB (4 May 1853 – 2 January 1921) was a British Army officer.
Hill was commissioned into the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot on 1 January 1873.[1] Following the 1881 Childers Reforms, the 57th merged with the 77th (East Middlesex), and became 2nd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment; Hill commanded the battalion at the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900, during the Second Boer War.[2] He was subsequently mentioned in dispatches[3] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for this action.[4]
He became General Officer Commanding the Welsh Division in August 1908, shortly before retiring in January 1909.[5] He lived at Beckington Castle in Somerset from 1896 until 1901.[6]