DAY  G.W.

Given Names:  George William

               

Service Number:  7336

Unit:  2nd Casualty Clearing Station                                                                                 

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  821843

 

Age:  22 Yrs  6 Mths

Occupation:  Warehouseman                                                                                          

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Methodist

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4½ In                  

Weight:  138 Lbs

Chest:  31-33½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Dark Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  24/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Joseph Charles Day

Kimbolton', 42 Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  22/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Persic A34

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Osterley

Embarked:  31/1/1918                               

Disembarked: 

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  18/10/1918                     

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  5323

British War Medal:  30037

Victory Medal:  29828

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  East Brighton, Victoria                  

Father:  Joseph Charles DAY                  

Mother:  Annie LEWIS

 

MARRIAGE

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Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 23/9/1958                          

Place: Jolimont, Victoria                          

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 9/10/1917; gun shot wound, right hand

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary