Patrick Seager Hill, T.D., of "Stone Cross", North Stoke
"The Pioneer of Fire Protective Clothing"
Patrick was born on 16 January 1915 in Bristol, Somerset, and educated there at Clifton College. When he left school, he moved to London and joined the "Territorial Army", serving with the “Honorable Artillery Company” (H.A.C.), and the “Royal Horse Artillery”. He then commanded a battery of "Field Artillery" in Basra, Iraq during World War II, and he later commanded a unit in the "Raiding Support Regiment", which was part of a commando force that captured the port of Surandi in 1943 on the coast of Albania. He and his unit were also responsible at the end of the war for the liberation of the island of Corfu in Greece.
When he demobilized in 1946 from the army, he rejoined the family clothing business, Wathen Gardiner & Co., which since 1887 had been in family ownership, with Patrick being the 3rd generation. Interestingly, it is likely that his maternal distant cousin was Sir Charles Wathen, who was in partnership in the 1880s with Patrick's grandfather William Hill, and for whom the company is named. However, this relationship still needs to be verified. Patrick upon the 1964 retirement of his father William John Hill became sole proprietor of the company, and established "Bristol Uniforms, Ltd.", which specializes in the manufacture of fire protective clothing. He was instrumental in its development, and under his stewardship, Bristol Uniforms became a world leader, and remains so to this day (please see Patrick Hill's company appointments). Patrick also served several times as Chairman of the "Clothing Federation", and he also served in 1977 as President of the "Anchor Society" in Bristol.
He died on 17 December 2010 in Bath, Somerset, and his ashes were scattered over his land at North Stoke, under his memorial tree on the property, and over the graves of his parents and both sets of grandparents. A memorial stone will be erected in due course at St. Martin's Church in North Stoke.
"The Pioneer of Fire Protective Clothing"
Patrick was born on 16 January 1915 in Bristol, Somerset, and educated there at Clifton College. When he left school, he moved to London and joined the "Territorial Army", serving with the “Honorable Artillery Company” (H.A.C.), and the “Royal Horse Artillery”. He then commanded a battery of "Field Artillery" in Basra, Iraq during World War II, and he later commanded a unit in the "Raiding Support Regiment", which was part of a commando force that captured the port of Surandi in 1943 on the coast of Albania. He and his unit were also responsible at the end of the war for the liberation of the island of Corfu in Greece.
When he demobilized in 1946 from the army, he rejoined the family clothing business, Wathen Gardiner & Co., which since 1887 had been in family ownership, with Patrick being the 3rd generation. Interestingly, it is likely that his maternal distant cousin was Sir Charles Wathen, who was in partnership in the 1880s with Patrick's grandfather William Hill, and for whom the company is named. However, this relationship still needs to be verified. Patrick upon the 1964 retirement of his father William John Hill became sole proprietor of the company, and established "Bristol Uniforms, Ltd.", which specializes in the manufacture of fire protective clothing. He was instrumental in its development, and under his stewardship, Bristol Uniforms became a world leader, and remains so to this day (please see Patrick Hill's company appointments). Patrick also served several times as Chairman of the "Clothing Federation", and he also served in 1977 as President of the "Anchor Society" in Bristol.
He died on 17 December 2010 in Bath, Somerset, and his ashes were scattered over his land at North Stoke, under his memorial tree on the property, and over the graves of his parents and both sets of grandparents. A memorial stone will be erected in due course at St. Martin's Church in North Stoke.
Patrick Seager Hill, T.D., of "Stone Cross", North Stoke
"The Pioneer of Fire Protective Clothing"
Patrick was born on 16 January 1915 in Bristol, Somerset, and educated there at Clifton College. When he left school, he moved to London and joined the "Territorial Army", serving with the “Honorable Artillery Company” (H.A.C.), and the “Royal Horse Artillery”. He then commanded a battery of "Field Artillery" in Basra, Iraq during World War II, and he later commanded a unit in the "Raiding Support Regiment", which was part of a commando force that captured the port of Surandi in 1943 on the coast of Albania. He and his unit were also responsible at the end of the war for the liberation of the island of Corfu in Greece.
When he demobilized in 1946 from the army, he rejoined the family clothing business, Wathen Gardiner & Co., which since 1887 had been in family ownership, with Patrick being the 3rd generation. Interestingly, it is likely that his maternal distant cousin was Sir Charles Wathen, who was in partnership in the 1880s with Patrick's grandfather William Hill, and for whom the company is named. However, this relationship still needs to be verified. Patrick upon the 1964 retirement of his father William John Hill became sole proprietor of the company, and established "Bristol Uniforms, Ltd.", which specializes in the manufacture of fire protective clothing. He was instrumental in its development, and under his stewardship, Bristol Uniforms became a world leader, and remains so to this day (please see Patrick Hill's company appointments). Patrick also served several times as Chairman of the "Clothing Federation", and he also served in 1977 as President of the "Anchor Society" in Bristol.
He died on 17 December 2010 in Bath, Somerset, and his ashes were scattered over his land at North Stoke, under his memorial tree on the property, and over the graves of his parents and both sets of grandparents. A memorial stone will be erected in due course at St. Martin's Church in North Stoke.
"The Pioneer of Fire Protective Clothing"
Patrick was born on 16 January 1915 in Bristol, Somerset, and educated there at Clifton College. When he left school, he moved to London and joined the "Territorial Army", serving with the “Honorable Artillery Company” (H.A.C.), and the “Royal Horse Artillery”. He then commanded a battery of "Field Artillery" in Basra, Iraq during World War II, and he later commanded a unit in the "Raiding Support Regiment", which was part of a commando force that captured the port of Surandi in 1943 on the coast of Albania. He and his unit were also responsible at the end of the war for the liberation of the island of Corfu in Greece.
When he demobilized in 1946 from the army, he rejoined the family clothing business, Wathen Gardiner & Co., which since 1887 had been in family ownership, with Patrick being the 3rd generation. Interestingly, it is likely that his maternal distant cousin was Sir Charles Wathen, who was in partnership in the 1880s with Patrick's grandfather William Hill, and for whom the company is named. However, this relationship still needs to be verified. Patrick upon the 1964 retirement of his father William John Hill became sole proprietor of the company, and established "Bristol Uniforms, Ltd.", which specializes in the manufacture of fire protective clothing. He was instrumental in its development, and under his stewardship, Bristol Uniforms became a world leader, and remains so to this day (please see Patrick Hill's company appointments). Patrick also served several times as Chairman of the "Clothing Federation", and he also served in 1977 as President of the "Anchor Society" in Bristol.
He died on 17 December 2010 in Bath, Somerset, and his ashes were scattered over his land at North Stoke, under his memorial tree on the property, and over the graves of his parents and both sets of grandparents. A memorial stone will be erected in due course at St. Martin's Church in North Stoke.
