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William Ewart Hiscock
Born(1886-01-13)13 January 1886
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died15 February 1942(1942-02-15) (aged 56)
Malta
BuriedKalkara Naval Cemetery, Kalkara, Malta
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1900–1936
1939–1942
RankLieutenant Commander
UnitHMS St Angelo
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsGeorge 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

Hiscock was mentioned in dispatches on 20 September 1918 while serving as a Gunner.

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.

On 3 February 1942. he was awarded the George Cross. 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

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

  1. "Mention in Dispatches" (PDF). The London Gazette. Supplement to. 20 September 1918. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. "Distinguished Service Cross" (PDF). The London Gazette. Supplement to. 14 January 1941. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. "George Cross". The London Gazette. Second Supplement to. 12 June 1942. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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