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DAY, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 142 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis while a prisoner of war, Angora, Turkey, 11 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery Angora Memorial 53 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Beaudesert War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 142, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 142, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 142, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 142, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 142, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Bomb wound left wrist | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Imprisoned Battle of Romani, Captured by Turks at Romani. Died in captivity 11 February 1917 of tuberculosis. | |
| 11 Feb 1917: | Involvement Driver, 142, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 142 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-02-11 |
Personal Stories
Andrew's replacement
My great uncle, John Dilke Handley, (always known as Dilke) # 1532, also served with Andrew in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment in WW1.
In August 1916, Dilke was made a driver, as Andrew Day, # 142 had been captured and was held as a POW. This information appears on Dilke's service record.
Submitted 9 May 2023 by Pauline Graves
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