DAY, George Amos
| Service Number: | 285 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 11 September 1877 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 6 December 1964, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coomera Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 285, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 285, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 285, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
Help us honour George Amos Day's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Incorrectly recorded as George Amos May by the Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515.
When George Amos Day enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as D. Day, Beaudesert. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 75, it is noted he directed part of his pay to his mother Mrs. S. Day, Beaudesert.
George Amos Day was born on 11 Sep 1877 in Queensland, a son to David Day and Sarah Day (nee Williamson). He married Sarah Hopkins on 12 Dec 1905 in Queensland and they had 4 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 75).
Click images to start slideshow.