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Accession number DX/1705
Walter George Hiscock joined HMS Conway in September 1909, completing his training in December 1911. He was recommended for appointment of a RNR (Royal Naval Reserves) Midshipman, an honour awarded to the best cadets of each year. After a two year apprenticeship, George took up his position as Midshipman RNR to the armed merchant cruiser HMS Macedonia, on the outbreak of the First World War. His sea-going career lasted throughout the war, serving also on HMS Otranto.
The following objects from the collection are in a small display about Hiscock and another Conway cadet, Colin Derek Thorpe:
Uniform waistcoat
Uniform jacket
RNR Midshipman's dirk
Certificate