Day Philip Anston Pte 4458086 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Day Philip Anston
|Army number=4458086
|Rank=Pte
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn, Iceland, Trf Green Howards 11/10/44, Docs to Section 27/11/44, Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing,
|Source table=11DLI
}}

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 |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=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date.  Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served BEF?  Served Iceland.  Posted from Battalion to 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Normandy.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Green Howards 11/10/44, Docs to Section 27/11/44. (Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing).
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet.   Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served BEF?   Served Iceland.   Posted from Battalion to 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Normandy.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Green Howards 11/10/44, docs to Section 27/11/44. (Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing).
 |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed.
-|Promotions=Sgt
+|Promotions=Sgt.
 |Died/Killed in action=Death registered August 2005 in Solihull, West Midlands.
 |Home address=Resident in Sheffield 6 in 1946.  No further family information as yet.
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 }}
-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.
+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, nor could he be traced in the Black Watch Enlistment Books.  The entry in the Brigade document may therefore be in error.

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 |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.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date.  Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served BEF?  Served Iceland.  Posted from Battalion to 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Normandy.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion.  Transferred to the Green Howards 11/10/44, Docs to Section 27/11/44. (Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing).
 |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed.
 |Promotions=Sgt
 |Died/Killed in action=Death registered August 2005 in Solihull, West Midlands.
-|Home address=No family information as yet.
+|Home address=Resident in Sheffield 6 in 1946.  No further 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.

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 |Rank=Pte
 |Decorations=M.i.D. London Gazette 22/3/1945.
-|Date of birth=Not yet known.
+|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.
 |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed.
 |Promotions=Sgt
-|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
+|Died/Killed in action=Death registered August 2005 in Solihull, West Midlands.
 |Home address=No family information as yet.
 |Source table=11DLI

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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn, Iceland, Served in Brigade HQ.  Served Normandy.  Trf Green Howards 11/10/44, Docs to Section 27/11/44, Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing.
+|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.
 |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed.
 |Promotions=Sgt
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 }}
-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 will be checked with the DLI Enlistment Book as it will need to be verified that he did, in fact, transfer to The Black Watch.  The entry in the Brigade document may be in error.
+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.

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−	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. ~~While the~~ information will be checked with the DLI Enlistment Book it will need to be verified that he did, in fact, transfer to The Black Watch. The entry in the Brigade document may be in error.	+	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 will be checked with the DLI Enlistment Book as it will need to be verified that he did, in fact, transfer to The Black Watch. The entry in the Brigade document may be in error.

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 |Army number=4458086
 |Rank=Pte
 |Age=0
 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn, Iceland, Trf Green Howards 11/10/44, Docs to Section 27/11/44, Green Howards Enlistment Book Missing,
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}