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DAY Harry Montague Lieut

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20571

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This record is about the DAY Harry Montague Lieut dating from 2000-2024.

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SKR/DAT/IP/20571

Title

DAY Harry Montague Lieut

Date

2000-2024

Description

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Surname: DAY;

Forename(s): Harry Montague;

Initials: HM;

Rank: Lieut;

Born in: Worcester;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 174 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 174 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 59 Bn;

How killed: KIA;

Where: Belgium;

When killed: 15-Apr-1918;

Other Data: Portrait: Lloyds Bank Memorial Album, p50 (Tetbury) and in "Dedication to a future world"(Mark Rogers)
born St Georges, Worcester 19/10/1895. Educ: Royal Grammar Sch, Worcester. Bank Clerk.
NOK: Ernest Harry Day (father)(Accountant) Glenthorn, Bolston Rd, Worcester.
Attested 15/9/1914 as 2578 21 R Fus. L/Cpl 4/1/1915, Cpl 18/3/1915, to 6 Officer Cadet Bn 15/3/1916
with 174 Coy 23/2/1917
Casualty Form: joined 26/2/1917, 25/8/1817 leave to UK, 3/10/1917 rejoined, 3/11/1917 to transport course, 7/4/1918 leave to UK, rejoined 14/4/1918
15/4/1918 KIA.
Letters of administration 9/11/1918 (father) Gross value £427/3/4d;

Other Notes: DAY, Lieutenant, HARRY MONTAGUE, 59th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 15th April 1918. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Day, of Glenthoon, Bolston Rd., Worcester. Enlisted in Sept., 1914. Panel 11. Ploegsteert Memorial - Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.;

Related National Archives files: WO339/609;

END OF RECORD.

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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language

English

Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description

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