Collis St Hill
Lieutenant-Colonel Collis George Herbert St Hill (23 June 1865 – 8 July 1917[1]) was a British Army officer in the Royal North Devon Hussars who fought in the Matabele, South African and Gallipoli campaigns.[2]
Collis George Herbert St Hill | |
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| Born | 23 June 1865 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 8 July 1917 (aged 52) |
| Buried | Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom (1801–1920) |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1917 |
| Battles/wars | The evacuation of Suvla Bay World War I |
| Memorials | St Disen's Church, Bradninch |
Life[edit]
St Hill was born on 23 June 1865 to Rev. Canon Henry and Mary St Hill in Wellington, New Zealand.[3] He was raised in an upper middle class family, his grandfather was Charles Sainthill of Bradninch Manor in Devon.[4] He married the daughter of Sir Spencer Maryon-Wilson, 10th Baronet (1829–1897) Rosie Maryon-Wilson on the 23rd June 1899 at Queen's Gate.[5] They lived together in Beaufort Gardens in Kensington.
They had one daughter and one son:
- Colline Ammabel St Hill (1899-1985), married Michael Hanbury-Tracy in 1937.[6]
- Hereward Maryon Sainthill (1904-1970) married Veronica Mansfield in 1940.[7]
St Hill died in battle during the Great War in France on 8 July 1917.[1] His grandson Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley takes Sainthill as middlename in honour of his family.
Military service[edit]
St Hill joined the British army in 1899 as a commissioned officer, and served for eighteen years in the Royal North Devon Hussars. During his commission fought in the Matabele Wars (1894-1896), Angoni Campaign (1897-1898), the South African War (1900) and in the First World War.[8] St Hill is notable for his role commanding 6th Lincolns at the evacuation of Sulva Bay in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign the 2nd and 5th Sherwood Foresters at Villers Pluich.[9] He was mentioned in Despatches on the 7th of November 1917 for his 'Gallant and distinguished services in the field'.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lt-Col Collis George Herbert St Hill b. 23 Jun 1865 New Zealand d. 8 Jul 1917 France: Historyscape: Only Connect". www.historyscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "George Herbert St Hill | New Zealand War Graves Project". www.nzwargraves.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "Collis George Herbert St Hill". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "Lt-Col CGH St. Hill Photo - North Devon Hussars". Great War Forum. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Rosie Amabel Maryon Wilson b. 1871 Barkham, Uckfield, Sussex d. 25 Nov 1949 24 Basil Mansions, London SW3: Historyscape: Only Connect". www.historyscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Colline Ammabel St Hill b. 16 Nov 1899 Kensington Registration District, London d. 1985 Windsor and Maidenhead Registration District, Berkshire: Historyscape: Only Connect". www.historyscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Hereward Maryon Sainthill b. 2 Nov 1904 Kensington Registration District, London d. 1970 Westminster Registration District, London: Historyscape: Only Connect". www.historyscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ "Index No. Fr 905 Neuville-Bourjonval British Cemetery". p. 14.
- ↑ "World War 1 despatches". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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- 1865 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Wellington City
- New Zealand people of English descent
- New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Royal North Devon Yeomanry officers
- Royal Lincolnshire Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British military personnel killed in World War I
