Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 8 March 1941
Killed In Action.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Day, of 64. Daylands Avenue, Conisborough, received a message from the War Office yesterday, informing them that their son, Gunner Joseph Day (21). had been killed in action overseas during February.
Gunner Day served in the Royal Artillery for five years, spending the last two years in Egypt.
He was very popular with the regiment for his sportsmanship and had won many cups for boxing.
From C.W.G.C.:
GUNNER JOSEPH DAY
Service Number: 853718
Regiment & Unit: Royal Artillery 31 Field Regt.
Date of Death: Died 15 February 1941
Age 22 years old
Buried or commemorated : KEREN WAR CEMETERY 3. C. 9., Eritrea
Additional Info
Son of Herbert and Sarah Ellen Day, of Conisborough, Yorkshire.
Personal Inscription: REST IN PEACE