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209237 Pte. William Day British Army 10th Battalion Notts and Derbys (Sherwood Foresters) from:New Houghton, Nottinghamshire (d.30th Aug 1918) On the 29th of August 1918 William Day was wounded when the battalion attacked and took Flers and Gueudecourt, he was treated at No 3 Casualty Clearing Station which was based at Gezaincourt. He was buried at Bagneux British Cemetery at Gezaincourt having died of wounds on 30th August, his medical records stated that it was a gun shot wound. He was 20 years old. The 10th Battalion Notts and Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) had been fighting in the second Battle of Bapaume 1918 at the time. William had gone to France as part of a draft of conscripted reinforcements on 14th August 1918 and was at "K" Infantry Base depot when he was posted to the 10th Battalion. William was in France for 16 days before his death. He had been initially called up on 5th March 1916 but continued to work as a miner before being conscripted after a medical exam at Chesterfield on 11 April 1918. He joined the regiment at Derby on 22nd April 1918. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**