Jeffery Day
| Miles Jeffery Game Day | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 December 1896 St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Died | 27 February 1918 (aged 21) West of Dunkirk, France |
| Commemorated at | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Rank | Flight Commander |
| Unit |
HMS Vindex HMS Cassandra No. 13 Squadron RNAS |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross |
Flight Commander Miles Jeffery Game Day DSC, (1 December 1896 – 27 February 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories, and also a war poet.
Jeffery Day, as he was commonly known, was born in St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, one of four children born to George Dennis Day (1860–1945), a solicitor, and his wife Margaret Jane (née Davis) (1862–1945). He was educated at Sandroyd and Repton Schools.
Day joined the Royal Navy as a probationary flight sub-lieutenant, and was confirmed in the rank of flight sub-lieutenant on 21 August 1915. He received the Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate No. 1949 after flying a Caudron biplane at the Royal Naval Flying School, Eastchurch, on 2 October 1915.
He was first stationed aboard the seaplane carrier Vindex, part of the Harwich Force, where he gained a reputation as a skilled and daring flyer, and was promoted to flight lieutenant on 31 December 1916. Day chafed at the lack of activity at Harwich, and gained a transfer to the light cruiser Cassandra. Following her grounding in August 1917, he was posted to the experimental air station at RNAS Kingsnorth on the Isle of Grain.
Day was already an experienced pilot when he joined No. 13 Squadron RNAS, based at Dunkirk, on 19 December 1917. Between 3 January and 19 February 1918 he scored five victories while flying a Sopwith Camel. On 27 February, he was shot down in flames into the sea about 25 miles west of Dunkirk by a German seaplane.
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