Ka cika wannan magana: Hillier ya yi yawancin rayuwarsa a Afirka ta Kudu, inda ya ƙaura sa'ad da yake ɗan shekara 16. Ya sami digiri na digiri na digiri a Jami'ar Cape of Good Hope, kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin soja a lokacin yakin basasa.
Yaƙin Xhosa na Tara na 1877 <unk> 1879.