▁the ▁highest ▁decor ation ▁for ▁gall antry ▁awarded ▁to ▁British ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁serv ic emen . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁dog f ight ▁with ▁the ▁famous ▁German ▁flying ▁ace ▁Man fred ▁von ▁Rich th of en ▁(" The ▁Red ▁Baron "), ▁who ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁British ▁Bo el cke ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Haw ker ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁at ▁Long par ish , ▁Ham pshire , ▁England , ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁Henry ▁Col ley ▁Haw ker , ▁R . N ., ▁and ▁Julia ▁Gordon ▁L ano e ▁Haw ker , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Major ▁Peter ▁William ▁L ano e ▁Haw ker , ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 4 th ▁High land ers ▁and ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁Haw ker ▁(" L ano e ▁Fal con er "). ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁distant ▁c ous ins ; ▁Haw ker ' s ▁father ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁cad et ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁resident ▁in ▁Australia ▁since ▁his ▁own ▁father , ▁George ▁Charles ▁Haw ker ▁( son ▁of ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Admir al ▁Edward ▁Haw ker ), ▁em igr ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁being ▁elected ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly , ▁South ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁The ▁Haw ker ▁family ▁had ▁a ▁military ▁tradition , ▁with ▁army ▁comm issions ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁each ▁generation ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁I . ▁L ano e ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁St ub b ington ▁House ▁School ▁and ▁at ▁the