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Years of service
  
1990-

Service/branch
  
British Army

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom


Role
  
Armed force officer

Name
  
Giles Hill

Rank
  
Major-general

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Commands held
  
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment 16 Air Assault Brigade 1st (UK) Armoured Division

Battles/wars
  
War in Iraq War in Afghanistan

Awards
  
Order of the British Empire

Battles and wars
  
Iraq War, War in Afghanistan

Major-General Giles Patrick Hill CBE is a British Army officer who currently is the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Defence Engagement).

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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. 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. Hill went on to be Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in May 2011, Deputy Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in 2013 and General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in April 2015. He became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Defence Engagement) in April 2017.

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

References

Giles Hill Wikipedia