Gnr. George Thomas "Happy" Day . British Army 1st Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery from Portsmouth  George Day was the eldest son of a Royal Marine and was educated at the Greenwich Naval School. Later and whilst he was there, this became the Royal Holbrook Hospital School. George would later serve in the Royal Hampshire Regiment before transferring to the Maritime Royal Artillery, serving the latter from October 1942 until March 1946. George was originally from Portsmouth but as a serviceman his home port was Liverpool.
He received some gunnery training in the United States and his service ultimately saw him visit many parts of the world. In Italy he saw the survivors of his old regiment the Hampshires who had been decimated at Monte Cassino. He served during Atlantic convoys and on one occasion reunited as planned with his younger brother in the lobby of the Empire State Building. Both men had crossed the Atlantic on different ships. His brother was a sailor in the Royal Navy.
George lived out most of his life post-war in Castle Cary, Somerset. He passed away in 1986.
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H Day . British Army Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment H Day served with the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H Day . British Army H Day served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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H Day . British Army H Day served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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John Day . Royal Navy Royal Marines
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Pte. John Francis Day . British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment from Woodford Green, Essex (d.16th May 1940)
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L/Cpl Joseph Walter "Darkie" Day . British Army C Company, 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infanty from London
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L/Cpl. Len Joseph Day . British Army 7th Btn. York and Lancaster Regment from London My father Len Day served with the 7th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. I have a photo of a memorial in Rangoon Burma which I found after my mother died recently it shows seven men: Captain C Smith, Sgt. Jones E.J, Pte. F Darley, Pte. Doyle, Pte Milner, Pte. Stoyles, Pte. Stride lost whilst on active service at sea on 15th November 1942. My father never spoke about this whilst he was alive. I believe he was in this action because he once said to me "I felt the ship was going to sink so I released my rounds of ammo and was able to swim to relative safety" that was the only thing ever he told me about.I think they were on a mission to put out various Japanese machine gun positions but I am not sure. My father never claimed his medals and very rarely spoke about the war, never went to reunions or anything like that.
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Ldg. Torpedoman Leonard George Edward Day . Royal Navy H.M.S. Cairo from Portsmouth
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Cpl. Leonard Mark Day . British Army 5th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment from Dartford, Kent (d.24th Aug 1942 ) My Great Uncle Len Day served in 5th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment. The only information I have on him is a paper cutting from the Daily Herald dated 24th of August 1942, spookily the day he was killed in El Alamein and from my Nan who has now sadly passed away. The paper cutting gave his rank as a Lance Sergeant, and stated that he was evacuated at Dunkirk on the Crested Eagle.
After 2 years of training, the battalion was posted to Egypt. Whilst en route to Egypt, on the troopship believed to be Orontes, he became the middle-weight boxing champion! Sadly my Grandfather, who also served in 1st Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment. Len never really talked about his experiences.. like many others! My nan seemed to think that Uncle Len was killed by a mine. If so I believe this would have been on the lead up to Battle of Alam El Halfa as I believe 5th Bn was positioned in New Zealand Box area. Any information would be greatly received
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LJW Day . British Army LJW Day served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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LM Day . British Army Royal Armoured Corps LM Day served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Dvr. Maurice Day . British Army
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Flt. Sgt. Norman Buckenham Day . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve pilot 114 sqd. from Ilford, Essex. England (d.12th Jun 1942) Norman is buried in Barkingside Cemetery, Iford. His brother Raymond also lost his life whilst serving with 106 squadron.
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Ldg Seaman. Percy William Day . Royal Navy HMS Prunella (d.21st Jun 1940)
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PJ Day . British Army PJ Day served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Raymond Edward Buckenham Day . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve mid upper guner 106 Sqd from Ilford, Essex. England (d.16th Dec 1944) Raymond Day was the Mid Upper Gunner of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He was 34 years old and was married. His brother Norman also lost his life whilst serving with 114 Squadron.
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Sgt. Raymond Edward Buckenham Day . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve mid upper guner 106 Sqd from Ilford, Essex. England (d.16th Dec 1944) Raymond Day was the Mid Upper Gunner of Avro Lancaster ND682 and lost his life when it was shot down by a night fighter at 03:54 hours on the 16th of December 1944 over the southeast part of the sea of Kattegat by a German JU 88 night fighter of 3./NJG 3. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He was 34 years old and was married. His brother Norman also lost his life whilst serving with 114 Squadron.
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Gnr. Reginald Victor Day . British Army 81at H.A.A. Regiment, 253 Bty. Royal Artillery from Eaton Bray (d.28th Oct 1943)
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Sergeant Richard "Jock" Day . Royal Air Force 514 Squadron (d.22nd Mar 1944) My father's brother Sgt R J Day was a wireless operator with 514 Squadron and he was shot down in a Lancaster B2 L.L 684 J.I.N. in the village of Zwartemeer near Emmen(west of the Kamerlingswijk) a mile or so from the German border during an operational flight to or from Frankfurt on the night of 22 March 1944.
The aircraft crew who lost their lives were
- F.O. IJF Rich
- Sgt H John
- Sgt JB Underwood( pilot)
- Sgt AW Johnson
- Sgt RJ Day (wireless operator)
Two members were apparently saved by parachute, but were imprisoned by the Germans. A copy of my uncle's RAF Observers & Air Gunner's Flying Logbook is now in a local museum near to his grave in Neiuw-Dordrecht:
Collectie Brands (Hans Brands), Heerenstreek 11, 7885 AT, Nieuw Dordrecht.
If any surviving family members of the aircrew wish to they can make contact with me.
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Rita Irene Day . Women's Land Army from 64 Priory Estate, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire My late wife, Rita Irene Day nee Summerscales, was in private service with Mr & Mrs David Brown of David Brown Tractors later Aston Martin cars. At Meltenham Nr. Huddersfield.
Rita decided that she would like to join the Women's Royal Naval Service but after talking this over with her Dad he suggested it would be better joining The Womens Land Army. Rita joined the WLA and was based at the hostel in Shortbank Road Skipton, North Yorkshire. She trained as a tractor driver and was involved in the ploughing of meadowlands to plant
food production in our country's desperate need for food.
Rita was also involved in all types of agricultural work, harvesting, threshing, etc etc. At times this was a very dirty and heavy work, even long hours for the sum of one shilling an hour (now 5p). The normal hours per week were forty eight, plus two hours free for the Country.
Many hours were expected according to demand on harvesting, etc. etc.
From the week's wages of £2.8 deduction for food and accommodation at the hostel was twenty shillings (£1) leaving the sum of £1.8 to live of.
Living in the hostel with about forty other girls, they were a very happy lot when they had time to relax. I was serving in the Royal Air Force as a motor driver mechanic, and started a pen friendship with Rita. Later on a week end off duty I hitched hiked from my camp at Freckleton
Lancashire to Skipton for our first date. This happened again and we fell in love.
A year later we were married on 15th July 1947. Rita later left the WLA and moved to my home City of Edinbugh in 1949 I was demobbed from the RAF and we settled down here.
Later a former Land Girl from Skipton started a annual reunion in various districts in the Yorkshire Dales. We attended as many as we could over the years, and after 60 years it was decided to finish, due to the decline in numbers. Later when the Armed forces veterans badge was issued, I thought the Land Girls were in need of recognition and started a campaign for a form of medal or some type of award.
After 60 years a special WLA badge was issued at last. God bless the WLA/WTC.
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AC. Robert Edward Day . Royal Canadian Air Force My father, Robert Day, was part of the ground crew for the Lancaster stationed in Darlington.
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Robert Leonard Day . Auxiliary Fire Service from Southend on Sea My father Len Day, served in the Auxiliary Fire Service at Southend on Sea, Essex during WW2 and said he was No1 Driver of the pump escape. He said he drove a Landrover type fire engine to the end of the pier to see if it was possible to access the end of the pier where ships docked.
On one occasion the crew told him to slow down as he would arrive at the site of the fire before all the bombs had finished dropping.
I understand that he also attended fires at Norwich in the Carrow Way Works the Colmans mustard factory, oil tank fires at Thanes Haven and Purfleet along with the Blitz in London.
He recited several stories from these but too many to report here.
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SN Day . British Army SN Day served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Victor Day . British Army from Whitchurch, Hampshire My grandfather was a Desert Rat 8th Army. His name was Victor Day. Unfortunately he passed away a year before I was born. My mother told me that my grandfather never spoke of the war. We then found, in a secret draw in a Victorian cupboard that belonged to him, 10 years later a personal letter addressed to my grandfather from the King of Greece stating my grandfather was indeed a personal bodyguard to the King of Greece just after the war. I would love to be able to find some photos of my grandfather in the desert if anyone could help please.
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W Day . British Army Royal Armoured Corps W Day served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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William Henry Leonard Day . British Army South Staffordshire Regiment William Day served with the South Staffordshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Gnr. William George "Major" Day . British Army 68th Medium Regiment, 233rd Bty. B Troop. Royal Artillery from Liverpool
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WR Day . British Army WR Day served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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