 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Hill akaberekerwa muBath, Somerset, muna 1911, akadzidza paMarlborough College uye paRoyal Military College, Sandhurst asati apinda muuto reBritain muna 1931 uye akapiwa basa muRoyal Fusiliers. Akatungamira platoon kwenguva pfupi, uye akabva aendeswa kunzvimbo yekuraira yeField Marshal Ishe Gort panguva yeHondo yeFrance muna Chivabvu 1940, kwaakatarisira kubviswa kweBrussels pamwe nemahombekombe kuDe Panne panguva yekubviswa kweDunkirk. Mushure menguva pfupi muIrish Free State, akazvipira kudzidzira parachuti uye akabatana ne1st Parachute Battalion, uye aive mukuru wayo wekuraira apo chimiro chayo chemubereki, 1st Parachute Brigade, chakaendeswa kuNorth Africa. 