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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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rdfs:comment	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.
foaf:name	Joseph Henry Silk Silk, Joseph Henry
foaf:nick	Harry
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dc:description	British recipient of the George Cross
award	dbpedia:George_Cross
battle	World War II
birth date	1916-08-14(xsd:dateTime)
birth year	1916-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1943-12-04(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Myanmar
death year	1943-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military unit	13th Regiment of Foot
service number	5625234
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/UK_George_Cross_ribbon.svg?width=300

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