William Hiscock
William Ewart Hiscock | |
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| Born | 13 January 1886 Dorchester, Dorset, England |
| Died | 15 February 1942 (aged 56) Malta |
| Buried | Kalkara Naval Cemetery, Kalkara, Malta |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1900–1936 1939–1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | HMS St Angelo |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | George Cross Distinguished Service Cross |
William Ewart Hiscock, GC, DSC (13 January 1886 – 15 February 1942) was a Royal Navy officer who was awarded the George Cross for the "great gallantry and undaunted devotion" he displayed in September 1941 in attempting to defuse a novel Italian 'Torpedo Machine' in , Malta, during the Second World War.
George Cross citation[]
His award was published in the London Gazette on 16 June 1942:[1]
The King has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the George Cross for great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty to Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant-Commander) William Ewart Hiscock, D.S.C., R.N. (retired) (to be dated 3rd February, 1942).
Death[]
Hiscock and his wife Alice Beatrice Hiscock were killed when an enemy bomb landed directly on their home in St George's Barracks on 15 February 1942.
References[]
- 1886 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Dorchester, Dorset
- Royal Navy officers
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- British recipients of the George Cross
- Royal Navy recipients of the George Cross
- Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
- Bomb disposal personnel
- Deaths by airstrike during World War II