Cyril John Percy Hill

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Commander (retired) Cyril John Percy Hill, R.N. (14 February, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

Life & Career

Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List dated 1 April, 1913. On 12 May, he was lent to the Australian Government for service, a period forecast to be three years.[1]

Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1921.

Hill was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 14 February, 1929.[2]

World War II

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. F. Warren
Captain of H.M.A.S. Parramatta
20 Apr, 1918[3]
Succeeded by
Reginald C. Creer
Preceded by
Harold O. Joyce
as Captain of H.M.S. Tasmania
Captain of H.M.A.S. Tasmania
20 Sep, 1922[4]
Succeeded by
Harry L. Howden
Preceded by
Herbert V. Creer
Captain of H.M.A.S. Stalwart
1 Dec, 1924[5] – 30 Nov, 1925[Inference]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles G. P. Jones
as Captain of H.M.S. Success
Captain of H.M.A.S. Success
1 Dec, 1925[6]
Succeeded by
Ernest C. Rhodes
Preceded by
David C. Pillans
Captain of H.M.A.S. Platypus
24 Sep, 1928[7]
Succeeded by
John B. Stevenson
Preceded by
Geoffrey F. Agutter
Captain of H.M.S. Stoke
15 Jan, 1940 – 7 May, 1941
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
James G. C. Gibson
Captain of H.M.S. Folkestone
14 Nov, 1944 – mid 1945
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/199. f. 245.
  2. Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/199. f. 245.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 949.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 904.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 294.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 294.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 295.