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Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was the ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service.

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  • Simon (cat)
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  • Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was the ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service.
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Birth Date
  • 1947(xsd:integer)
death place
  • Surrey, England
Name
  • Simon
resting place
  • Plot 281 of the PDSA's pet cemetery in Ilford, Essex
Caption
  • Simon in quarantine, November 1949
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Birth Place
  • Hong Kong
death date
  • 1949-11-28(xsd:date)
Occupation
  • Ship's cat of HMS Amethyst, honorary 'Able Seacat'
Death Cause
  • Viral infection, possibly caused by war wounds
Known For
  • Received several medals due to exemplary conduct in the Yangtze incident
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  • Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was the ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service.
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