Giles Hill

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Giles Hill
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service 1990-
Rank Major General
Commands held 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment
16 Air Assault Brigade
1st (UK) Armoured Division
Battles/wars War in Iraq
War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Giles Patrick Hill CBE is a British Army officer who currently commands 1st (United Kingdom) Division.

Military career

Educated at Lawnswood School in Leeds, Hill served as a reservist with 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment before he was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1990.[1] He commanded A Company of 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during Operation Telic in Iraq and then became commander officer of 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.[1] Hill went on to be Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in May 2011,[2] Deputy Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in 2013[3] and General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in April 2015.[4]

Hill was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[5]

References

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 1st (United Kingdom) Division
2015–
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60895. p. b6. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.