| Regimental number | 18284 |
| Occupation | Machinist |
| Next of kin | Father, Alfred Day, Oxford Street, Lyttelton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On October 8th, 1918 in a Sunken Road near Lesdain, his platoon was temporarily held up by intense machine gun fire from a point just in front of a Sunken Road. L/Corporal Day rushed forward firing his gun from his hip, and silenced the enemy machine gun, taking 7 prisoners. He then dashed forward to the edge of the sunken road, enfiladed the garrison and inflicted very heavy casualties.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 11 |