Giles Hill
| Giles Hill | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 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 |
Iraq War 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 is the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Defence Engagement).
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] He became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Defence Engagement) in April 2017.[5]
Hill was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Homecoming of a Yorkshire general". The Press. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "British Paras form elite force with US". Daily Express. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "York gets a new major general". Northern Echo. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Generals: April 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Chiswell |
General Officer Commanding the 1st (United Kingdom) Division 2015–2017 |
Succeeded by Ralph Wooddisse |