Animals - Aquariums - Archeology - Insects - Fossils - Zoos
Nov. 11, 1949 - Simon the Amethyst cat take rest at Hackbride Quar: Simon, the Amethyst's cat, who was wounded by a shell burst in the dash down the Yangtse, and who is to receive the Dickin Medal (animals V.C.) IS resting at Hackbridge Quaratine Kennels, Surrey, where he will stay while the ship is being refitted. Photo shows Simon resting in his cat's box at the Hackbridge Quaratine Kennels. He is wearing the medal disc inscribed H.M.S. Amethyst April 1949, simon first cat V.C. which was presented to him by the ship's crew
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13160003
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46132538
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4970px x 3638px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
