Harry Silk, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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British recipient of the George Cross
Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1916
Date of Death: 04-Dec-1943
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Harry Silk
- 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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