Frank Parker Day
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Frank Parker Day (9 May 1881 – 30 July 1950) was a Canadian athlete, academic and author.
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Native name | Frank Parker Day |
Born | Frank Parker Day (1881-05-09)May 9, 1881[citation needed] Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | July 30, 1951(1951-07-30) (aged 70) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Resting place | Nova Scotia, Canada |
Occupation | Writer, soldier, naturalist |
Language | English |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Mount Allison University, Oxford University |
Notable awards | Canada Reads Winner |
Spouse | Mabel Killam Day |
Children | Donald Day |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Canadian Army |
Years of service | 1915–1918 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 185th Canadian Infantry Battalion |
Battles/wars | World War I |
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Since Day's father was a Methodist minister who moved to a new congregation every three years, Day spent his youth living throughout Nova Scotia, living in Wallace, Acadia Mines, Mahone Bay, Boylston, and Lockeport.