WebbSimon Whalley is a forty-four-year-old husband and father to an eleven-year-old son. He is originally from Wales but has spent the past twenty years in Asia where he has bought and sold Vespas, worked in the Vietnamese shipping industry, and taught English at every level from kindergarten to university in Vietnam, Taiwan and Japan. He has a masters degree … Webb9 sep. 2024 · Simon was the ship’s cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst, who was famously awarded the rank of “able seacat” for services rendered. In 1949, …
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WebbRMGC57F2 – SIMON THE SHIP'S CAT ABOARD HMS AMETHYST, THE PLUCKY PUSS WAS THE ONLY ONE OF HIS SPECIES TO RECEIVE THE DICKIN MEDAL - THE ANIMALS VC. … WebbSimon Ships Out: How one brave, stray cat became a worldwide hero is a warm hearted and humorous look at a horrific war incident which most people today are unaware of. … Simon (c. 1947 – 28 November 1949) was a ship's cat who served on the Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Amethyst. In 1949, during the Yangtze Incident, he received the PDSA's Dickin Medal after surviving injuries from an artillery shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation during his service. Visa mer Simon was found wandering the dockyards of Hong Kong in March 1948 by 17-year-old Ordinary seaman George Hickinbottom, a member of the crew of the British frigate HMS Amethyst stationed in the city in the late … Visa mer Whilst in quarantine, Simon contracted a virus and, despite the attentions of medical staff and thousands of well-wishers, died on 28 November 1949 from a complication of the viral infection caused by his war wounds. Hundreds, including the entire … Visa mer • List of individual cats • Military animal Visa mer The badly wounded cat crawled on deck, and was rushed to the medical bay, where the ship's surviving medical staff cleaned his burns, and removed four pieces of shrapnel, but he was not expected to last the night. He managed to survive, however, and after a period of … Visa mer Medals The following citation accompanied the Amethyst campaign ribbon: [For] distinguished … Visa mer • "Simon DM 54" (PDF). www.pdsa.org.uk. — Simon's Dicken Medal recipient booklet • The Friends of the Four Ships — Forum for veterans of HMS Amethyst, Consort, London and Black Swan • Animal VCs at The Independent Visa mer phoenix alarm permit application