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 St George's Bay, Malta, during the Second World War.
Naval career
[edit]Hiscock was mentioned in dispatches on 20 September 1918 while serving as a Gunner.[1]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 14 January 1941 while serving in the bomb disposal division at HMS St Angelo in Malta as a Lieutenant commander on the retired list.[2]
On 3 February 1942. he was awarded the George Cross.[3] The citation read:
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
[edit]Hiscock and his wife Alice Beatrice Hiscock were killed when an enemy bomb landed directly on their home in St George's Barracks, Malta on 15 February 1942.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mention in Dispatches" (PDF). The London Gazette. Supplement to. 20 September 1918. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Distinguished Service Cross" (PDF). The London Gazette. Supplement to. 14 January 1941. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "George Cross". The London Gazette. Second Supplement to. 12 June 1942. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- 1886 births
- 1941 deaths
- Military personnel from Dorset
- 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