Medals of Lanoe Hawker, RAF Museum, Hendon, London
Medals of Major Lanoe George Hawker (30 December 1890 – 23 November 1916). L to R:
Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service order
1914 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Was also Mentioned in Despatches.
Hawker was the 11th victim of Manfred von Richthofen ('The Red Baron') when he was shot down and crashed near Luisenhof Farm, south of Bapaume in France. He was buried near a road but unfortunatly his grave was lost.
Medals of Lanoe Hawker, RAF Museum, Hendon, London
Medals of Major Lanoe George Hawker (30 December 1890 – 23 November 1916). L to R:
Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service order
1914 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Was also Mentioned in Despatches.
Hawker was the 11th victim of Manfred von Richthofen ('The Red Baron') when he was shot down and crashed near Luisenhof Farm, south of Bapaume in France. He was buried near a road but unfortunatly his grave was lost.