Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Electrical Inspector

Unit:

Burma Railways, Indian Civil Service, Government of Burma

Awarded on:

January 29th, 1943

"Mr. Hancock performed splendid work at Rangoon and Insein in restoring electric power connections vital for communications. He was one of the demolition party of the Railway plant at Insein and displayed great courage and resource under fire in helping to get the wounded away from the evacuation train when it was ambushed by the Japanese. At Mandalay, which was bombed shortly after his arrival, he managed to restore the electric and water supply services in an amazingly short time. This work entailed long hours of duty and exposure to danger from buildings still burning and from ruins likely to collapse. Later, on the final evacuation from Burma, Mr. Hancock, without thought for his own escape, ran a lorry service taking refugees from the railway to as far towards Naba as the road permitted."