An amazing photo of Jack Day and his bride Violet on their wedding day in 1925.
An amazing photo of Jack Day and his bride Violet on their wedding day in 1925. John (Jack) Day service number 57490. Jack was born on the 18th of March 1890 at Kerrytown near Timaru. He was the 10th and youngest child of Robert and Mary Day. He was working as a ploughman in Fairlie when war was declared, Jack’s brother Bob enlisted early on in 1915 and saw service with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Jack continued working until his name was called in a conscription ballet. Firstly he appealed his induction into the army as he was also caring for his elderly mother, Jack’s father having died in a working accident in Tekapo when Jack was 9 years old. His brother Bob was wounded with shell concussion in August 1916 at the Battle of Romani fighting the Turkish army. It was understood that upon Bob’s return to New Zealand Jack would enlist. Jack’s medical on the 26th of February 1917 at Timaru says he was 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 69kg. He had a fair complexion with dark hair a...