William Hiscock

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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
Buried
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[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]

  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.