Private 5208 Francis John DAY

Private 5208 Francis John Day{gallery}Pte F J Day{/gallery}1/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in The Battle of Somme, France and Flanders, 18th August 1916, aged 34

• Buried: London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 A, 9 B and 10 B
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Joseph and Ann Day [nee Green – now Sweet].
• His father, Joseph, was killed in the Baddesley Pit Explosion
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI RWR | Stockingford

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Record for Private Day
• London Cemetery and Extension
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 19 Dec 1882 at Stockingford. Baptised 14 Jan 1883 at Baddesley Ensor
  
• Lived at 333 Croft Road, Stockingford [1916]
• Enlisted at Warwick