Roderic Hill
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1894–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Roderic Maxwell Hill, KCB, MC, AFC & Bar (1 March 1894 – 6 October 1954) was a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War. He was a former Rector of Imperial College and Vice-Chancellor of London University.[1] The Department of Aeronautics of Imperial College was situated in a building named after him.
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Sir Roderic Maxwell Hill | |
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Born | (1894-03-01)1 March 1894 Hampstead, London, England |
Died | 6 October 1954(1954-10-06) (aged 60) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (1914–18) Royal Air Force (1918–48) |
Years of service | 1914–48 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands held | Fighter Command (1943–45) No. 12 Group (1943) RAF Staff College (1942–43) Palestine and Transjordan Command (1936–38) No. 45 Squadron (1924–25) |
Battles/wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Air Force Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (4) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Croix de guerre (France) |
Other work | Rector of Imperial College London (1948–53) |
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