| 词条 | Harry Silk |
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| name =Joseph Henry Silk | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|8|14|df=yes}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1943|12|4|1916|8|14|df=yes}} | placeofburial_label = Buried | placeofburial = Taukkyan War Cemetery | birth_place = London, England | death_place = Burma | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = Harry | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{army|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = | rank =Private | servicenumber =5625234 | unit =Somerset Light Infantry | commands = | battles =Second World War {{KIA}} | battles_label = | awards = George Cross | relations = | laterwork = }} Private Joseph Henry Silk GC (14 August 1916 – 4 December 1943),[1] known as Harry Silk,[2] 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.[3] Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on 13 June 1944. References1. ^WW2 Awards Harry Silk {{DEFAULTSORT:Silk, Joseph Henry}}2. ^Michael Ashcroft, George Cross Heroes, 2010 3. ^CWGC entry 6 : 1916 births|1943 deaths|Somerset Light Infantry soldiers|British recipients of the George Cross|British military personnel killed in World War II|British Army personnel of World War II |
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