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Obituary John Humphrey Edward Hill, Gentleman's Magazine May 1828
Jan. 21. At Hood house, near Totnes, Lieut.-Col. John Humphrey Edward Hill, C. B. He was made Second Lieut. 23rd foot 1796, First Lieut. 1797, Captain 1803, Major 1812, and brevet Lieut. Colonel 1813. He served in Spain and Portugal, and was attached to the Portuguese army; he received a cross for the battles of Salamanca, Nivelle, and Nive,and the siege of St. Sebastian, at which he commanded Portuguese regiments; he also served in Flanders, and was present at Waterloo.