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Originally Posted by Voltigeur
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Not unknown but:
Major Day was KIA during an engagement at Festubert. The Major was
> leading 'B' company 2nd battalion Munsters, he was killed outright
> according to the history of the Munsters by S. McCance.
>
> (Information source CWGC)
> DAY, FRANCIS INNES
> Rank: Major
> Regiment/Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers
> Unit Text: 2nd Bn.
> Age: 43
> Date of Death: 22/12/1914
> Additional information: Son of the late Col. H. Day, Wiltshire
> Regt.; husband of Florence Day, of 15, Nightingale Rd., Southsea.
> Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 43 and 44. Memorial: LE
> TOURET MEMORIAL
>
> Major Day's death was also reported in The London Times, Monday
> 28th December 1914, quoting '..under date 24th December', I assume
> this was the date of the official WO causalty list.
>
> A very sad Christmas for the next of kin.