| LC control no. | nb2017008171 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Simon (Cat) |
| Variant(s) | Able Seacat Simon Simon, Able Seacat Blackie (Cat) |
| Associated country | Hong Kong Great Britain England |
| Death date | 1949-11-28 |
| Place of birth | Hong Kong |
| Place of death | Surrey (England) |
| Affiliation | Amethyst (Sloop) |
| Found in | Able Seacat Simon, 2016: p.258 (Simon, also known as Blackie, died 28 November 1949) back cover (was an orpaned kitten found in the Hong Kong docks in 1948; smuggled on board HMS Amethyst) Wikipedia, viewed 11 April 2017 (Simon (Cat); he 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; died 28 November 1949, Surrey, England) |
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