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212679 Lt. Victor Leo Hill British Army Royal Garrison Artillery from:Newport, Isle of Wight Victor Hill enlisted with the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Fort Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire on the 8th of May 1900. His record of service is as follows 1901 - Boy Soldier, Royal Garrison Artillery, Fort Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire 29 Oct 1904-Specialist Depression Range Finding Course, Cork Harbour, Ireland 8 Nov 1904-Promoted to Acting Bombardier, 8 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery 14 Jul 1905-Local Short Gunnery Course, Gibraltar May-Sep 1906-Gunnery Short Course, Shoeburyness, Kent Sep-Oct 1906-Light Guns Instructor's Course, Shoeburyness, Kent 15 Feb 1907-Corporal's Promotion Course, Gibraltar 1 Apr 1907-Gun Laying Course, Gibraltar Feb-Nov 1908-Gunnery Staff Instructor's Course, Shoeburyness, Kent 26 Mar 1908-Promoted to Bombardier, 8 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery 1 Nov 1910-Gun Laying Course, Gibraltar 1911-EW Bombardier, 8 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, Europa Barracks, Gibraltar 23 Jan 1912-Gun Laying Course, Gibraltar 15 Jun 1912-Promoted to Corporal, 8 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery 20 Apr 1913-Gun Laying Course, Sheerness, Kent 2 Oct 1914-Posted to 7th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Woolwich 5 Oct 1914-Arrived Belgium with British Expeditionary Force (The Old Contemptibles) 6 Oct 1914-7th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Ostende, Belgium 13 Oct 1914-Returned to England 27 Oct 1914-7th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Boulogne, France 6–23 Nov 1914-7th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Hazebrouck, France Nov-Dec 1914-7th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Loker, Belgium 31 Aug 1915-Field promotion to 2nd Lieutenant for "Loyalty, Courage & Good Conduct" 1 Jul 1917-Promoted to Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery 20 Apr 1919-Royal Garrison Artillery, North District, Gibraltar 1920-Army Quarters, Bruces Farm, Gibraltar 8 May 1921-Retired from war service with Royal Artillery, Dover, Kent 16 Apr 1935-Appointed Special War Department Clerk 8 May 1940-Retired from uniform service with Royal Artillery as Lieutenant 1940-Appointed as Civil Servant, working for the Army 1951-Civil Servant, Army Barracks Store, Weedon, Northamptonshire 28 Dec 1955-Civil Servant, Army Barracks Store, Weedon, Northamptonshire May 1951-Retirement from Army 5 May 1951-Commendation by Secretary of State for "valued work in the War Department" and "appreciation for his long years of loyal service" Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**