Joseph Henry Silk

Joseph Henry Silk

Private Joseph Henry Silk GC (1916 - 04 December 1943) 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. [ [http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2262874 CWGC entry] ]

Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on the 13th of June 1944.

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