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George Henry Hackwill No Photo Available Victories : 9 ----------------------------- Country : UK Fought in : WW1 Fought for : Allied (Entente) Powers Born in Devon on 22nd December 1892, George Hackwill joined the Royal Flying Corps from the Army in 1915. He scored two victories with No.22 Squadron in the FE2b aircraft in July and October 1916, before moving to No.44 Squadron. Now flying Sopwith Camels, he scored one victory over a Gotha bomber with this squadron before joining 54 Squadron, where the rest of his claims wre made between April and September 1918. He was awarded the Military Cross after shooting down the Gotha bomber, and this was gazetted on 9th February 1918. London Gazette entry for Military Cross of George Henry Hackwill, 9th February 1918 For conspicuous gallantry displayed when they engaged and shot down a Gotha raiding London. During the engagement, which lasted a considerable time, they were continually under fire from the enemy machine.

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