Lanoe George Hawker, VC, DSO.

On a trip to the Somme battle fields, my friend who lives in Salisbury on a road named "Lanoe George Hawker,& VC". He was very interested in finding his memorial at Ligny-Thilloy and this is what we found.

The church and memorial at Ligny-Thilloy.

The map of his crash site and the memorial. The farm looks as though it was never re built after the war.

The battle between the Red Baron and Lanoe.

The crash site at Lulsenhoff Farm.

The sites marked off on an air photo of the time.

Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO.

Our visit to the memorial. Graham & Terry.

The roads on this estate in Salisbury are all named after VC recipients.

The memorial. He was buried close to the site of his crash, but his body has never been found. The whole area was the site of heavy fighting and may have been churned up badly.

Inscriptions on the memorial.

Graham's account of Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO.

The details on winning his VC in the London Gazette.

This was his family home, now up for sale in Country Life magazine.