About William Hiscock
Lived 1886 – 1942 (aged 56). William Hiscock was a military personnel.
William Ewart Hiscock, (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:
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.
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Who was William Hiscock?
George Cross recipient in World War II
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William Hiscock was born on 13 January 1886 in Dorchester.
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William Hiscock died on 15 February 1942 in Malta.
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William Hiscock was a military personnel.
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