Donald
Oswald
"Don"
Day
Born in Candelo, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Marcellus Day
and Isabella (McDonald) Day
Brother of
Catherine Elizabeth (Day) Webster, Margaret Alice (Day) Hines, Lily May (Day) Ledbury, Marcellas William Day, Mark Ernest Day, Violet Millicent (Day) Watson, Jessie Gladys (Day) Plumb, Ivy Myrtle Sabina (Day) Armstrong and Frederick Wallace Day
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jul 2018
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Biography
Donald was born on September 5, 1891 to Mark Day and Isabella McDonald. [1]
On the 9th of September, 1915, he enlisted at Goulburn for the First World War. He died on the 6th of June, 1917, at the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station in France, of wounds received in action (chest). He was buried At Grevillers British Cemetery. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Sources
- ↑ NSW - BDM - Births - On-Line Index:
Name - DAY DONALD O | Registration Number - 9758/1891 | Father's Given Name(s) - MARCELLA | Mother's Given Name(s) - ISABELLA | District - CANDELO - ↑ National Archives of Australia - RecordSearch: B2455, DAY D O
- ↑ Article: The Bombala Times (NSW : 1912 - 1938) Fri 22 Jun 1917, Page 6 (accessed 20 Sep 2019)
- ↑ Candelo's Roll of Honor: The Southern Record and Advertiser (Candelo, NSW : 1910 - 1938) Fri 13 Jul 1917, Page 4 (accessed 20 Sep 2019)
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 September 2019), memorial page for Donald Oswald Day (unknown–6 Jun 1917), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15278613, citing Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) .
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