Giles Hill

Giles Hill
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1990-
Rank	Major General
Commands held	1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment 16 Air Assault Brigade 1st (UK) Armoured Division
Battles/wars	War in Iraq War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Giles Patrick Hill CBE is a British Army officer who currently commands 1st (United Kingdom) Division.

Educated at Lawnswood School in Leeds, Hill served as a reservist with 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment before he was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment in 1990. He commanded A Company of 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during Operation Telic in Iraq and then became commander officer of 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hill went on to be Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in May 2011, Deputy Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in 2013 and General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in April 2015.