Day, Joseph William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph William |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Henry James Day and Evelyn Day. Husband of Violet Day, of Tottenham, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP258 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 184. |
Epitaph | DEAREST DAD, SO GOOD AND TRUE GOD KNOWS HOW WE DO MISS YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1896335 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Control was lost at around 4,000 feet and crashed 2320 about a mile NW of Hardwick 3 miles NW of Wellingborough. |