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Walter Clarence DAY

Regimental number2705
Date of birth28 October 1895
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolBrunswick State School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address92 Wilson Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs I M Day, 92 Wilson Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date24 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2077 Private Herbert DAY, 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement, Died of Wounds 11 June 1917, France; Tom DAY, AIF; Albert DAY, Navy.
Date of death26 June 1974
Place of burialCremated at Springvale, Victoria

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