This page requires javascript.

Private William Day

View Attestation Images [2]Attestation record: William Day Attestation record: William Day
top

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Day, William
Date of birth: 1891-09-21
Place of birth: Wolverhampton Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Annie Day, wife. 1781 Hampshire Road North, Victoria, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address: 1781 Hampshire Road North, Victoria, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-09-02
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 706941
Highest Rank: Private (54th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private, 54th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 250121
LAC ID: 333341
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2382-S034
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Day and Mary Jane Day (nee Beaven); husband of Annie Day (nee Halliwell), Dec 6, 1915, Oak Bay

Daily Colonist

Jul 26, 1916, 5 - photo of William Day, now with 103rd Bn, which left Victoria Jul 15. Formerly with Island Hardware Co.

Oct 26, 1916, 5 - Pte W Day, 103rd Bn, s/o Mr & Mrs John Day writes from Bramshott, Eng...

Sep 26, 1918, 5 - Pte William Day, KIA, youngest s/o John & Mary Day, Victoria, aged 26. Left here 1916 with 103rd Bn, then to 54th. Athlete... was partner, with brother in Victoria Poultry Supply Co. Survived by 3 brothers, 1 now with 38th Batt. Survived by wife, Annie, child. Photo, Sep 29, 7. Oct 20, 18 - Officer writes to soldiers widow...; Dec 17, 14 - Brother Robert writes of death of Pte William Day, KIA Sep 2...

Uploader's Research notes: 103rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 103rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 54th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-16