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| − | Born in London the son of merchant G. Hill. | + | Born in London the son of merchant G. Hill, Edmund entered the Royal Navy ranked 47th (tied) in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}} |
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Lieutenant Edmund Arnott Hill, R.N. (14 June, 1889 – 1 January, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in London the son of merchant G. Hill, Edmund entered the Royal Navy ranked 47th (tied) in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Hill was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant on 15 February 1909.
Hill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1911.
Hill was appointed to the battleship Formidable in September 1914 and died when she was torpedoed by U 24 in the English Channel on New Year's Day, 1915.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
