Day, William –

Husband of Martha Day, of 12, Waterloo Street, Torpoint, Cornwall. Formerly of Kent Street, Bolton, Lancashire. A career Navy man, he was serving at Gibraltar on HMS Argyll, a First Class Armoured Cruiser as an Artificer Engineer. Body not recovered for burial.

Personal details

  • Surname: Day
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Torpoint, Cornwall
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 40
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 1st, 1914
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Artificer Engineer (Warrant Officer)
  • Unit: HMS Monmouth.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK
  • CWGC reference: 1

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/11/1914 05/02/1915 06/08/1915 05/11/1915 03/11/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8c* S3e* S1i/j* 5h 5h
  • Bolton Chronicle: 03/04/1915

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