1939/45 & Burma Stars, Defence and War Medals all not named Queens Korea Medal named 14458248 CPL H C HILL WELCH & UN Korea Medal not named.
A member of 2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Hill was embarked for India and entered Burma in October 1944. As part of 62nd Indian Infantry Brigade, 19th Indian Infantry Division, the Battalion witnessed bitter fighting along the Taungoo - Mawchi Road, crossed the Chindwin River at Sittang, captured Pinlebu and suffered severe casualties in the fighting on the Swebo Plain. The Battalion returned to U.K. and in June 1949 it was amalgamated with the 1st Battalion.
Embarked for Korea in November 1951, Hill and his comrades joined 29 Infantry Brigade and were quickly in action. On 14 June 1952, he was in 'D' Company and was Commander of a Standing Patrol including Private D J Horton, located at a position in No Man's Land called Outer Fox. It was a dark night and the there was no wire around the patrol position: Chinese soldiers crept quietly between Hills patrol and the D Company's lines before prompting a fierce firefight and hand-to-hand encounter.
Private Horton was last seen advancing towards the Chinese firing his Bren Light Machine-Gun from the hip but was sadly killed. Hill, and three fellow patrol members, were wounded. Next day, 2nd Lieutenant K. G. Davey and 12 men reoccupied Outer Fox, the Chinese had departed but they found a telephone line booby-trapped with a grenade. The body of Private Horton was brought back and Hill was evacuated to 29 General Hospital.
