| Unit |
9th Australian Light Horse |
Rank |
Trooper |
Service no. |
600 |
| Date of Death |
10 August 1915 |
Place of Death |
New Zealand Field Army
Hospital - from injuries received at Walker's Ridge |
Age
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44 |
| Cemetery |
Ari Burnu Cemetery |
Details |
E. 11. |
| Epitaph |
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| Next of Kin |
(Wife) DAY Kathleen |
Warrandyte, Victoria |
| Parents |
Alexander and
Beata DAY |
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| Date of Birth |
1869 |
Place of birth |
Camperdown, VIC |
Source |
VIC BD&M |
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| General |
He received a gunshot
wound to the head on 7 August 1915 from action at Walker's Ridge.
He was taken to the New Zealand Army Hospital, Anzac, where he died of
wounds on 10 August 1915. He had previously served as a Lieutenant
in the Boer War, receiving the Queen's Medal with five bars. He
left a wife and seven children. |
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Other Sources |
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Photo |
- The Australasian newspaper, 27 November 1915, page ii
(source
31)
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Photo |
The Age
newspaper, 21 September 1915, page 9 (source 44) |
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Photo |
The Argus Newspaper,
27 November 1915, page 5 (source 42) |
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Newspaper article |
The Argus Newspaper,
11 September 1915, page 11 (source 42) |
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Newspaper article |
The Argus Newspaper,
11 September 1915, page 11 (source 42) |
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Newspaper article |
The Argus Newspaper,
7 September 1915, page 1 (source 42) |
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Newspaper article |
The Argus Newspaper,
9 September 1915, page 10 (source 42) |
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Family details |
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Headstone |
http://www.anzacs.net
(source 12) |
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