Simon (cat)

Simon
Simon in quarantine, November 1949
SpeciesFelis catus
SexMale
Bornc. 1947
Hong Kong
Died (aged 2)
Surrey, England
Resting placePlot 281 of the PDSA's pet cemetery in Ilford, Essex, England
OccupationShip's cat of HMS Amethyst, honorary 'Able Seacat'
Employer Royal Navy
Known forReceived several medals due to exemplary conduct in the Yangtze incident
Awards

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Simon of HMS "Amethyst"". Purr-n-fur.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2019.