Daniel William DAY

Regimental number20507
OccupationLetter carrier
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Day, River Bank, Aramoha, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitH Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Evangelina Day, Te Toki, Silverhope. Native of Aramoha
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 37

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