- Roderic Hill
Infobox Military Person
name= Roderic Maxwell Hill
lived=1 March 1894 –6 October 1954
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allegiance=flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears= 1914 –1 July 1948
rank=Air Chief Marshal
branch= air force|United Kingdom
commands=Fighter Command
No. 12 Group
No. 45 Squadron
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battles=World War I World War II
awards=Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross
Air Force Cross & BarMention in Despatches (4)
laterwork= Rector of Imperial CollegeAir Chief Marshal Sir Roderic Maxwell Hill KCB, MC, AFC & Bar, RAF (1 March 1894 –6 October 1954 ) was a seniorRoyal Air Force commander duringWorld War II , and a pastRector of Imperial College . The Department of Aeronautics ofImperial College is situated in a building named after him.Hill was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command (also briefly called the Air Defence of Great Britain during his command) from 1943 to 1945.
References
* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Hill.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chf Mshl Hill]
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-succession box
title = Rector ofImperial College
years = 1948–1954
before = Richard Southwell
after =Patrick Linstead
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