Nickname(s) Harry Rank Private Service/branch British Army | Allegiance United Kingdom Buried Taukkyan War Cemetery Name Harry Silk | |
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Born 14 August 1916
London, England ( 1916-08-14 ) Died 4 December 1943(1943-12-04) (aged 27)
Burma | ||
Private Joseph Henry Silk GC (14 August 1916 – 4 December 1943), known as Harry Silk, of the Somerset Light Infantry was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his heroic self-sacrifice while serving in Burma. He 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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