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Silk, Joseph Henry
Silk, Joseph Henry
Date of birth:
August 14th, 1916
Date of death:
December 4th, 1943 (Myanmar, Burma)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Taukkyan
Plot: 10. Row: K. Grave: 22.
Nationality:
British
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George Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st Battalion
,
The Somerset Light Infantry
,
Indian Army
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1944
Pte. Silk threw himself upon a live grenade to save the lives of the recruits under training in Burma (now Myanmar).
Sources
Photo:
George Cross Database
-
The London Gazette Publication date:9 June 1944 Supplement:36557Page:2795
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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