Horace Day. Died 31 July 1917
Horace was the 3rd son of William and Maria Ann Day of 6 Queen’s Terrace, Rose Street, Wokingham and was born in 1894. Like his older brothers he worked as a general labourer before the war.
He enlisted in Wokingham into the Grenadier Guards (24542) 2nd Battalion.
He was killed on the opening day of the 3rd battle of Ypres, known as Passchendaele, 31st July 1917. By the time of his death he and his parents were living on the Barkham Road, Wokingham. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres.
Horace is my 1st cousin 3 x removed. I have recently obtained his service record from the Grenadier Guards and wondered if you would like to copy them to this site?
I believe he was enlisted in to the Grenadier Guards because of his height (5ft 10ins) which was apparently lofty for those days.
I have been lucky enough to get tickets to the Passchendaele 100 memorial this weekend and so will be going to honour Horace at the Menin Gate but as the main ceremony is at Tyne Cot I will pay my respects to the men of Wokingham who are buried or commemorated there.