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Auction: 7012 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 687

Miniature Awards: Group of Sixteen Attributed to Air Chief Marshal Sir R.M. Hill, Royal Air Force, Late Royal Fusiliers, Northumberland Fusiliers, and Royal Flying Corps The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander´s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Military Cross, G.V.R.; Air Force Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine, M.I.D. Oakleaf; 1939-1945 Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; United States of America, Legion of Merit, Commander´s badge, with silver emblem on riband; Czechoslovakia, Order of the White Lion, with rosette on riband; Belgium, Order of Leopold II, with gilt palm and rosette on riband; Belgium, Croix de Guerre, with bronze palm on riband, nearly extremely fine, mounted court-style for wear (18) Estimate £ 400-450 K.C.B. London Gazette 1.1.1944 Acting Air Marshal Roderic Maxwell Hill, C.B., M.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. C.B. London Gazette 1.7.1941 Acting Air Marshal Roderic Maxwell Hill, M.C., A.F.C. M.C. London Gazette 14.11.1916 Temp. 2nd Lt. Roderic Maxwell Hill, North´d Fus. and R.F.C. ´For conspicuous skill and gallantry. Under heavy fire he dived at an enemy balloon, and brought it down in flames. On the day before he had dived at a balloon under heavy fire at a low altitude, but had jussed missed his mark.´ A.F.C. London Gazette 3.8.1918 Capt. (Hon. Maj.) Roderic Maxwell Hill, M.C., Squadron Commander, Experimental Flight. A.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 2.1.1922 Squadron Leader Roderic Maxwell Hill, M.C., A.F.C. Air Chief Marshal Sir Roderic Maxwell Hill, K.C.B., M.C., A.F.C., born 1.3.1894; educated at Bradfield and University College, Oxford; enlisted as a Private in the 18th Royal Fusiliers, October 1914; Commissioned 12th Northumberland Fusiliers, December 1914; served during the Great War (wounded, Mentioned in Despatches); transferred, Royal Flying Corps, 1916; served with No. 60 Squadron over France, 1916-17 (M.C. and Mentioned in Despatches); in charge of Experimental Flying Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1917-23 (A.F.C. and Second Award Bar for Experimental Flying); Graduated Royal Air Force Staff College, Andover, 1924; Commanded No. 45 (Bomber) Squadron, Iraq, 1924-26; Technical Staff, Middle East Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt, 1926-27; Directing Staff, Royal Air Force, Staff College, Andover, 1927-30; Chief Instructor, Oxford University Air Squadron, 1930-32; Deputy Director, Repair and Maintenance, Air Ministry, 1932-36; Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Palestine and Trans-Jordan, 1936-38 (twice Mentioned in Despatches); Director of Technical Development, Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1938-40; Director General of Research and Development, Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-41; Controller of Technical Services, British Air Commission, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1941-42; Commandant, R.A.F. Staff College, 1942-43; Air Officer Commanding No. 12 (Fighter Group), 1943; Air Marshal Commanding, Air Defence of Great Britain, 1943-44; Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Fighter Command, 1944-45; Member of Air Council for Training, Air Ministry, 1945-46; Member of Air Council for Technical Services, 1946-48; Principal Air Aide-de-Camp to H.M. The King, 1946-48. Air Chief Marshal Sir Roderic Hill retired in 1948 and died on 6.10.1954.

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