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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Dover
Town
Sandwich
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41276

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Current location

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Street
Sandwich
Dover
Kent
CT13 9DU
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 33070 58160
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
COMPLEX MEMORIAL CONSISTING OF AN ELABORATELY CARVeD SCREEN WITH MOUNTED MEMORABILIA OF THE DECEASED. ON TOP IS A CABINET CONTAINING 2 BRASS SHELL CASES AND A CRUCIFIX. . ON THE TOP LEFT ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAMILY, AND ON THE TOP RIGHT A FRAMED DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE TWO BROTHERS DEATHS (SEE INSCRIPTION). FINALLY AT THE BOTTOM IS A SEPARATE PLAQUE TO MAURICE DAY, PRESUMABLY COMMISSIONED BEFORE HIS BROTHER DIED, AND TWO REGIMENTAL SHIELDS.
Inscription
ON SCREEN: IN THY/ PRESENCE/ IS FULLNESS/ OF JOY/ IN MEMORY OF HERBERT & MAURICE DAY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1915 AND 1916 ON PLAQUE: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ 2 LT MAURICE DAY/ YOUNGEST SON OF THE RECTOR OF THIS PARISH/ KILLED ON 9TH MAY 1915 AGED 23 ON FRAMED ACCOUNT: LT. M DAY THE RECTOR OF ST PETERS SANDWICH REV. B.W. DAY WHOSE THREE SONS ALL/ VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE IN THE WAR, HAD THE SORROW TO LOSE TWO OF THEM, KILLED IN ACTION./ 2NS LIEUTENANT MAURICE DAY, THE YOUNGEST, WHO WAS 23 YEARS OF AGE WAS KILLED NEAR OF YPRES/ ON THE 9TH MAY 1915. EDUCATED AT WESTMINSTER SCHOOL, HE CHOSE THE PROFESSION OF AN/ ARCHITECT BEING A VERY SKILFUL. A MEMBER OF THE ARTIST'S RIFLES HE WENT TO FRANCE/ IN OCTOBER 1914 WHEN HIS CORPS OTC. IN THE FOLLOWING MARCH HE WAS GAZETTED TO/ THE 2ND ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT. AND WAS HOME ON LEAVE AT EASTER. IN THE FIGHTING OF THE 9TH/ MAY NEARLY ALL THE OFFICERS OF HIS BATTALION WHO WENT INTO ACTION WERE KILLED OR REPORTED MISSING/ AS HE HIMSELF WAS. AND IT WAS THOUGHT THAT NOT ONE OF THOSE REPORTED MISSING COULD/ HAVE SURVIVED. LT H DAY. MORE THAN 14 MONTHS LATER ON 10TH JULY 1916, THE RECTOR'S SECOND SON, 2ND/ LT HERBERT DAY WAS KILLED IN RESISTING A COUNTER ATTACK BY THE GERMANS CAPTURED FROM/ THE ENEMY (SIC) NEAR BOISELLE. THIS GOOD EXAMPLE AND LEADING CONTRUTED IN NO SMALL DEGREE TO/ OUR SUCCESS IN DRIVING BACK A GREATLY SUPERIOR FORCE OF THE ENEMY, HIS COMMANDING OFFICER/ WROTE. LIEUTENANT DAY WAS EDUCUATED AT WESTMINSTER AND CHRIST CHURCH OXFORD WHERE HE/ GAINED HONOURS IN CLASSICS AND MODERN HISTORY. HE ENLISTED THE BUFFS AT THE OUTBREAK OF/ WAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBTAINED A COMMISSION IN THE ROYAL NORTH LANCS REGIMENT. IN THE/ SAME WEEK IN WHICH THE DEATH OF LT HERBERT DAY WAS NOTIFIED, A LETTER FROM THE/ RECTORS ELDEST SON, CAPT H B DAY RAMC APPEARED IN THE MERCURY GIVING A VIVID/ DESCRIPTION OF THE ATTACK ON MAMETZ WOOD IN WHICH THE ROYAL FUSILIERS, TO WHOM HE WAS ATTACHED, TOOK PART.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Day, Herbert
Day, Maurice
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of birth,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Board
    Measurements: depth 20MM, height 1960MM, width 2590MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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