William Hiscock

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.

William Ewart Hiscock
Born(1886-01-13)13 January 1886
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Died15 February 1942(1942-02-15) (aged 56)
Malta
Buried
Kalkara 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

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.[2]

References
  1. London Gazette 16 June 1942
  2. Find A Grave
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