Sergeant William Henry Day

Army Number: 200806

Battalion: 16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Belper, Derbyshire. Son of William Alfred and Sarah Ann Day; Husband of Harriet Walker Day, of 17, Long Row, Belper, Derbyshire. He was a storekeeper at a cotton mill prior to enlisting at Belper. He died of gas poisoning 23rd November 1917, aged 34.

Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Plot 27. Row BB. Grave 16A.

Sergeant William Henry Day is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Belper War Memorial, Belper, Derbyshire.
Christ Church War Memorial, Belper, Derbyshire.
Milford War Memorial, Milford, Derbyshire.