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Pte, Jack Day
British Army 12th (Bristol) Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Cheddar, Somerset
(d.3rd November 1916)
Jack Day was the eldest of seven children, born in 1885 to John and Emma Day of Cheddar, Somerset. His parents took on the running of the Gardeners Arms Inn (from John's father Charles), and the family can be found in the census records of 1901 and 1911 at this location. Family researchers might note that he is called John in the 1911 census. Jack assisted his father with market gardening and running the inn. In the early 1900's Jack lost three of his sisters to illness, Gladys aged 6 in 1901, Fanny aged 14 in 1905 and then Lorna (or Iona) aged 22, in 1912.
When the war began, Jack joined the 12th (Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and eventually went to France. He was killed on 3rd of September 1916, now leaving just three living siblings and his parents. Jack was 31 years old and a single man. His name is on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing. He is also listed on the War Memorial in Cheddar, Somerset. His war medals still survive, with a relative, but unfortunately no known photos.
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