We remember William Robert Medway Day

We remember William Robert Medway Day

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1895
birth Southampton, Hampshire, England United Kingdom Source:8598098 Source:7852870 1895
employment Merchant Navy Source:7852870
marriage Jean Crawford Grier Source:8598098
service Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) Source:8598098
service Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) Source:8598098
1918
death Civilian war death Lost on steamer South Western when the ship was torpedoed by UB-59 on 16th March 1918, nine miles off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, UK. the English Channel United Kingdom Source:8598098 16th March 1918
burial Tower Hill Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial London United Kingdom Source:8598098

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Robert Medway
Initials WRM
Last Name Day
Source 7852870
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Merchant Navy

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) Fireman
Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton) Fireman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth mother
Cornelius John Day father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jean Crawford Grier wife

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Merchant Navy Seamen: 1914-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190

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