Day Philip Anston Pte 4458086
Personnel Entry
Name Day Philip Anston
Army number 4458086
Rank Pte
Decorations M.i.D. London Gazette 22/3/1945.
Date of birth Research suggests that he was born on 9/4/1919 and that his birth was registered in Sheffield in Q2 1919, mother's maiden name Haigh.
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn, Served Iceland. Served in Brigade HQ. Served Normandy. Trf Green Howards 11/10/44, Docs to Section 27/11/44. Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions Sgt
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Death registered August 2005 in Solihull, West Midlands.
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table 11DLI
Information contained in the Brigade HQ War Diary indicates that Pte Day had served in 1st Tyneside Scottish and had been posted to work at Brigade HQ. The information was checked with the DLI Enlistment Book which makes no mention of a transfer to The Black Watch. The entry in the Brigade document may therefore be in error.
