Harry Silk
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Harry Silk
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Private Joseph Henry Silk GC, of the Somerset Light Infantry was posthumously awarded the George Cross (GC) for his heroic self-sacrifice while serving in Burma during the Burma campaign of 1942−1943 of the Second World War. During training Silk threw himself on an accidentally triggered grenade to save his comrades from the explosion which killed him instantly. Notice of his award appeared in The London Gazette on 13 June 1944.
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Recipient of the George Cross
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2024-04-08T14:40:36Z
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