Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Carpenter’s Mate John Hill, Royal Navy
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (John Hill.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (John Hill. Carprs. Me. H.M.S. “Cleopatra”)’ Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, very fine

Three: Commissioned Shipwright John Henry Hill, Royal Navy
1914-15 Star (Ch. Carp. J. H. Hill, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Cd. Shpt. J. H. Hill. R.N.) with named card boxes of issue, these damaged, very fine

Eight: Engineer Commander John Graham Hill, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (M/6239 J. G. Hill. A/E.R.A.4. R.N.) Victory Medal struck on thin flan and possibly a later issue; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-39 (Lt. Cdr (E). J. G. Hill, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, together with silver identity bracelet inscribed ‘Commander (E) J. G. Hill R.N.’, generally good very fine or better (14) £1,000-£1,200

John Hill is confirmed as a Carpenter’s Mate aboard H.M.S. Majestic in the Baltic campaign.

John Henry Hill was appointed Caropenter on 1 January 1900; Chief Carpenter, 1 January 1915; retired as a Commissioned Shipwright in 1920. He served from January 100 at Pembroke; from December 1903 on the cruiser Pioneer; from July 1912 at Wildfire (R.N. Base Sheerness); and from June 1918 in the battleship Canopus.

John Graham Hill was commissioned from the ranks in the early 1920s and was promoted rapidly to Lieutenant-Commander (E) in 1934, and to Commander (E) in 1938, retired 1947. From 19 August 1935 he served aboard the cruiser Grenade off the Palestine coast.