Giles Hill

Giles Hill
Giles Hill
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1990-
Rank	Lieutenant 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

Lieutenant General Giles Patrick Hill CBE is a British Army officer who was 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 promoted to lieutenant general on 19 October 2019 and assumed the appointment of Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission.[6]

Hill was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[7]

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Military offices
Preceded by James Chiswell	General Officer Commanding the 1st (United Kingdom) Division 2015–2017	Succeeded by Ralph Wooddisse

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