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HAWKER, Lanoe George
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
HAWKER, Lanoe George
Date Of Birth
30 Dec 1890
Age
24
Birth Place
Longparish, Hampshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
25 Jul 1915
Date Of Death
23 Nov 1916
Fate
Killed in action
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Formerly Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant. Later Major and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel with 24 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Enlisted with the Royal Engineers and later requested attachment to the Royal Flying Corps. Parents: Mrs Julia Hawker, of 5, Victoria Terrace, Eastbourne and the late Lieutenant Henry Colley Hawker, Royal Navy.
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Further gazette dates: 07/05/1915 (D.S.O.); 18/06/1915 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 4507 (D.S.O.); 5981 (MiD) Further Gazette issues: 29157 (D.S.O.); 29200 (MiD)
Rank Name
Captain
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
8395 (V.C.); Issue: 29273 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Air patrol over France; Gontrode, Belgium; France and Flanders
School
Deperdussin Flying School
Certificate Type
Aviator's
Certificate Date
4 Mar 1913
Test Taken
Hendon
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Battalion
Attached 6 Squadron
Corps
Royal Flying Corps
Aircraft
Deperdussin Monoplane
Commemorated
Arras Memorial, France; Longparish Church, Hampshire
Place of Death
Near Bapaume, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
1914/15 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Royal Flying Corps
unit
Royal Engineers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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