Private

Douglas Royden Day

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Thomas Day and of Doris Gwendoline Day (nee Boyce), of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Douglas was my uncle who died fighting in the second world war - and his brief life and tragic death marked my grandmother's life and that of my father, Murray. He was a carpenter, and the golden boy... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
451194
Name:
Douglas Royden Day
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Blenheim, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 26 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
19 December 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV, B, 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Douglas Royden Day
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