Capt
Shirley Cuthbert Day
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 07/04/1893 |
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Geboorteplaats: Bournemouth, Dorset, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Bediende effectenmakelaar |
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Geloof: Rooms-katholiek |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Captain |
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Service nummer: / |
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Eenheden: — Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 10th Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 12/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Tranquille House, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 24 |
Gedenkplaats
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Tyne Cot Memorial Paneel: 99 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 3
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Military Cross Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 1
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Mijn verhaal
Lt. Shirley Cuthbert Day, a 24 year old former stock brockers clerck from Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. He was part of the 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (51st Brigade, 17th Division).
Before taking part in the Battle of Passchendaele he was wounded in April 1916 and was awarded a Military Cross on 1 January 1917.
On 11 October orders were received for an attack. The next day the 10th Sherwood Foresters were formed up in front of the road Tranquille House – Conde House with headquarters at Olga House. The 10th Sherwood Forseters were to capture and consolidate Senegal Farm, Huts V.7.d.3.2., Berthier Farm, Gravel Farm. Zero hour for the attack was 5.25 am. B Coy. was on the right, D Coy. on the left, they were to take the first objective (Berthier Farm – V.7.d.7.4.). A Coy. was in right support, C Coy. in left support, they were to take the second and final objective (V.7.b.7.6. – V.8.c.45.80). The first objective was taken without heavy opposition. Prisoners were taken form Senegal Farm and Berthier Farm. When the second barrage lifted from the first objective, A and C Coy. advance trough B and D Coy towards the final objective. With a little opposition at Gravel Farm the objective was reached and consolidated.
According to an account of his brother Wilfrid Day who could speak with wounded officer Lt. T. Couch, the only officer left in Days Company, Lt. Day belonged to ‘A’ Coy. but before they went into action he was put in command of ‘D’ Company who was stationed close to Tranquille House. According to Lt. Couch they went over the top at 5.25 am and when they had advanced about ten yards he saw a shell burst, killing Shirley and several other men instantaneously. Lt. Couch sent back two men to find his body but one of them was killed and the other came back saying he was unable to find him. After the war his body wasn’t recovered an Lt. Day is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Before taking part in the Battle of Passchendaele he was wounded in April 1916 and was awarded a Military Cross on 1 January 1917.
On 11 October orders were received for an attack. The next day the 10th Sherwood Foresters were formed up in front of the road Tranquille House – Conde House with headquarters at Olga House. The 10th Sherwood Forseters were to capture and consolidate Senegal Farm, Huts V.7.d.3.2., Berthier Farm, Gravel Farm. Zero hour for the attack was 5.25 am. B Coy. was on the right, D Coy. on the left, they were to take the first objective (Berthier Farm – V.7.d.7.4.). A Coy. was in right support, C Coy. in left support, they were to take the second and final objective (V.7.b.7.6. – V.8.c.45.80). The first objective was taken without heavy opposition. Prisoners were taken form Senegal Farm and Berthier Farm. When the second barrage lifted from the first objective, A and C Coy. advance trough B and D Coy towards the final objective. With a little opposition at Gravel Farm the objective was reached and consolidated.
According to an account of his brother Wilfrid Day who could speak with wounded officer Lt. T. Couch, the only officer left in Days Company, Lt. Day belonged to ‘A’ Coy. but before they went into action he was put in command of ‘D’ Company who was stationed close to Tranquille House. According to Lt. Couch they went over the top at 5.25 am and when they had advanced about ten yards he saw a shell burst, killing Shirley and several other men instantaneously. Lt. Couch sent back two men to find his body but one of them was killed and the other came back saying he was unable to find him. After the war his body wasn’t recovered an Lt. Day is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Bronnen 3
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10 Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2008/2 ). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Gebruikte bronnen |
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Churchill A., Holmes A., Passchendaele 103 Days in Hell, (Solihull, Helion & Company, 2017). Gebruikte bronnen |
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Irwin F., Chichester-Constable C., Stonyhurst war record : a memorial of the part taken by Stonyhurst men in the Great War, (Stonyhurst: Stonyhurst College, 1927), pp.90-91. Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1629668 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7573da1f-d61c-4ce6-84f5-2d26dbcb6bce |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1153601 |