Lancelot Joseph DAY

DAY, Lancelot Joseph

Service Number: SX15631
Enlisted: 22 December 1941, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/14th Australian General Hospital
Born: Alberton, SA, 18 May 1909
Home Town: Beulah Park, Burnside, South Australia
Schooling: Woodville and Cheltenham Public Schools
Occupation: Glass Worker
Died: 18 April 1994, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 2 Service

22 Dec 1941: Involvement Private, SX15631
22 Dec 1941: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
22 Dec 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX15631
18 May 1944: Discharged
18 May 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX15631, 2nd/14th Australian General Hospital

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs L and the late Mr J.G.F. DAY of Queen Street, Alberton, SA.

Husband of Gladys Ruth DAY, 28 Verdun Street, North Kensington, SA.

Married with one child, Lancelot was educated at Woodville and Cheltenham Schools and was a keen follower of football.  A stonecutter by trade for many years he later transferred to the fellmongery department of G.H. Michell & Sons, and then joined Pilkington Bros. Armour Plate Glass Factory as a finisher on armour plate glass.  He enlisted in December 1941.

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