Name
George Day
10 February 1891
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/07/1917
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
10290
Royal Fusiliers *1
12th Bn. *1
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 6 and 8
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Ayot St Peter Village Memorial, Roll of Honour, St Peter's Church, Ayot St Peter, Not on the Welwyn Village memorials
Pre War
George Day was born on 10 February 1891 in Welwyn, Herts, the son of Thomas and Emma Day and one of eleven children. He was baptised at St Mary's, Welwyn on 7 June 1891. On the 1901 Census the family were living in White Hill, Welwyn where his father was a farm labourer.
They remained in Welwyn in 1911 and he was living with his mother and brother James at Frythe Cottages, White Hill, Welwyn. George was working as a navvy in the brickmaking industry. His father was not listed with them.
His mother later gave her address as 3 White Hill, Welwyn.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Whitehall, London and served with the Royal Fusiliers (London Regiment).
He was killed in action on 31 July 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres, better known as Passchendaele. His death was presumed as his body was not recovered for burial or not identified, and his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Additional Information
His mother Emma received a war gratuity of £5 14s 9d and pay owing of £1 15 3d.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London)
Bn. London Regiment (The Rangers).
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
www.ayotstpeter.com
