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  • William Hiscock
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  • Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant‑Commander) William Ewart Hiscock GC, DSC (13 January 1886 - 15 February 1942) of HMS St Angelo (Malta) was posthumously 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.
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Birth Date
  • 1886-01-13
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  • Malta
Name
  • William Ewart Hiscock
Birth Place
  • Dorchester, Dorset
Awards
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  • 1942-02-15
Rank
  • Acting Lieutenant‑Commander
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  • Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant‑Commander) William Ewart Hiscock GC, DSC (13 January 1886 - 15 February 1942) of HMS St Angelo (Malta) was posthumously 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.