Lydia Cecilia Hill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLydia Cecilia Hill
British dancer
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1913
Place of Birth: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Oct-1940
Profession: dancer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Lydia Cecilia Hill
- Lydia Cecilia Hill (20 July 1913 – 11 October 1940), known as Cissie Hill or Cecily Hill, was an English cabaret dancer notable for being a favourite of Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor and for being briefly engaged to him.
- A new Art Deco house, Mayfair Court, was funded for her in Herne Bay, Kent, by the Sultan.
- She was killed during World War II in her native Canterbury at the age of 27 in a German airstrike.
- There is an elaborate, marble monument on her grave in Herne Bay cemetery, Eddington, paid for by the Sultan.
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