Robert Cottrell-Hill

Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill
Born Robert Charles Hill
7 November 1903
Khadki, Maharashtra, India
Died 10 November 1965 (aged 62)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1924–1959
Rank Major-General
Commands held 71st Indian Infantry Brigade
British Forces in Berlin
Battles/wars 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
World War II
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
& Bar
Military Cross

Major-General Robert Charles Cottrell-Hill CB CBE DSO* MC (born Robert Charles Hill; 7 November 1903 – 10 November 1965) was Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.

Military career

Educated at Bedford School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Cottrell-Hill was commissioned into the Border Regiment in 1924.[2] He was awarded the MC for bravery at El Yamun near Jenin in Palestine in 1938.[1]

He served in World War II initially as a Brigade Major[1] and latterly as Commander of 71st Indian Infantry Brigade.[3] He was awarded the DSO for services in Arakan in 1944 and a Bar to his DSO for an assault landing at Ramree Island, located off the coast of Arakan, in 1945.[4]

In 1948 he became Deputy Director of Infantry at the War Office and in 1950 he was made Chief of Staff at Malaya Command.[2] He returned the War Office as Director of Military Training in 1953 and became Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1955.[2] He joined the Regular Commissions Board in 1957 and retired in 1959.[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir William Oliver
Commandant, British Sector in Berlin
19551956
Succeeded by
Francis Rome
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