I have the following information about Major Frederick George Hill, the son of one of my great grand aunts.
He was born on June 18, 1877 in Downpatrick. Parents were Robert Hill who was an Inland Revenue Officer at the time and Maggie, nee Hoey.
In 1881 the family were in Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland but are back in Belfast by 1883.
In 1900 he was appointed second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison artillery (Antrim artillery) and later the same year was appointed lieutenant. In 1901 (E&W census) he was single, aged 23, a lieutenant in the Antrim Garrison Artillery and living in the household of his older brother Robert Montague Hill (also in the military) at 1 Manor Villas, Calboune, Isle of Wight. In 1902 he was appointed Local Captain In the Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery (militia)
In 1911 (Irish census) he was living in the West Division of Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, aged 33, single, a captain in the Antrim Regiment R U action list. In 1913, as Capt FG Hill, he was living at "Woodlawn", Carrickfergus. In 1914 he was promoted to major in the Royal Garrison artillery and in 1919 he was appointed OBE in the King's birthday honours list "for valuable services rendered in connection with the war". He relinquished his commission in 1928 but retained the rank of Major.
At sometime around about 1921 or early 1922, he became the Official Assignee in Belfast. A search of the Belfast Gazette online archives gives a total of 450 hits, with earliest mention of him in the role of official assignee in Belfast being on 6 January 1922 and the last in the Belfast Gazette of 4th October 1946.
I would like to find out more about his military career but this will be my first venture into British military records so I would really appreciate any guidance, especially as there seem to be a number of possibilities of Frederick, Frederick George and FG Hills. I don't currently have an Individual ancestry subscription but can access Ancestry via my local library. Or would I be better going down the National Archives route? - although once again I would appreciate guidance as to which record(s) refer to "my" man.
Any other possible information or pointers about him would be appreciated.
For instance, did he ever marry? Have children?
Is there any way of finding out when he died, given that it was sometime after Oct 1946 and presumably in Northern Ireland?
Can I find out more about what the "valuable services" were which led to the OBE award?
What exactly did the role of official assignee entail?
Where could I find more info about the Antrim Artillery? And so on....
Apologies for the length of this post and thanks for reading.
Christine
He was born on June 18, 1877 in Downpatrick. Parents were Robert Hill who was an Inland Revenue Officer at the time and Maggie, nee Hoey.
In 1881 the family were in Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland but are back in Belfast by 1883.
In 1900 he was appointed second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison artillery (Antrim artillery) and later the same year was appointed lieutenant. In 1901 (E&W census) he was single, aged 23, a lieutenant in the Antrim Garrison Artillery and living in the household of his older brother Robert Montague Hill (also in the military) at 1 Manor Villas, Calboune, Isle of Wight. In 1902 he was appointed Local Captain In the Antrim Royal Garrison Artillery (militia)
In 1911 (Irish census) he was living in the West Division of Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, aged 33, single, a captain in the Antrim Regiment R U action list. In 1913, as Capt FG Hill, he was living at "Woodlawn", Carrickfergus. In 1914 he was promoted to major in the Royal Garrison artillery and in 1919 he was appointed OBE in the King's birthday honours list "for valuable services rendered in connection with the war". He relinquished his commission in 1928 but retained the rank of Major.
At sometime around about 1921 or early 1922, he became the Official Assignee in Belfast. A search of the Belfast Gazette online archives gives a total of 450 hits, with earliest mention of him in the role of official assignee in Belfast being on 6 January 1922 and the last in the Belfast Gazette of 4th October 1946.
I would like to find out more about his military career but this will be my first venture into British military records so I would really appreciate any guidance, especially as there seem to be a number of possibilities of Frederick, Frederick George and FG Hills. I don't currently have an Individual ancestry subscription but can access Ancestry via my local library. Or would I be better going down the National Archives route? - although once again I would appreciate guidance as to which record(s) refer to "my" man.
Any other possible information or pointers about him would be appreciated.
For instance, did he ever marry? Have children?
Is there any way of finding out when he died, given that it was sometime after Oct 1946 and presumably in Northern Ireland?
Can I find out more about what the "valuable services" were which led to the OBE award?
What exactly did the role of official assignee entail?
Where could I find more info about the Antrim Artillery? And so on....
Apologies for the length of this post and thanks for reading.
Christine
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