Day Charles Edward Sapper 7019342
Personnel Entry
Name Day Charles Edward
Army number 7019342.
Rank Sapper
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained, but probably 1921.
Age (At time of death) 24.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Ulster Rifles. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Engineers. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 13/4/1945.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit Served in No. 1 Platoon.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 13/4/1945. Interred initially at Westervoort, Holland at map reference Sheet 6 1/25/000 781754. Re-buried in Uden War Cemetery in Grave reference 2. A. 7. on 28/8/1946. No headstone inscription and no family information in CWGC records.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.
