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 (1801-present, Kingdom)

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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).

• Photo: George Cross Database
• - The London Gazette Publication date:9 June 1944 Supplement:36557Page:2795
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  

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