Sir Walter Caine Hillier, KCMG CB

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Hi-s338

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University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Hi-s338. Walter Caine Hillier K.C.M.G. C.B. (1849-1927), of H.M.B. Consular Service to H.M.B. Legation Peking, from 23 February 1885 to 27 March 1889. Walter Hillier was H.B.M. Consul to Korea from 1890 to 1896, for which services he received a knighthood. He was Political Adviser to General Sir Alfred Gaselee, Officer Commanding British Expeditionary Force to China, 1900, for which services he was made a Companion of the Bath. The medal at his neck is the KCMG. The star on his chest is the Order of the Bath, CB. He is also wearing the Coronation Medal. See Hi-s029 and Hi-s033.