Pte 46928 Daniel Kilday

• Age: 35
• From: Stockport, Cheshire
• Regiment: The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Btn
• D.O.W Thursday 28th March 1918
• Commemorated at: Namps-au-val Brit Cem
  Panel Ref: I.E.27

Daniel Kilday was born on 10th December 1882 at 27 Duke Street, Stockport the son of James Kilday and his wife Frances Ann (nee Ridgeway), who were married in 1878.

His father died in 1900, aged 41.

He enlisted and was serving with the 19^th Battalion, The King’s Liverpool Regiment as Private No 46928 when he died of wounds on the 28^th March, 1918 during the German Spring Offensive.

During the morning the enemy attacked the troops on our right flank and succeeded in capturing ARVILLERS, menacing our right flank. Three companies of the Battalion had to be immediately echeloned backwards as protection, the Battalion engaging the enemy, who were attempting to come out of ARVILLERS. This position was held during heavy fighting until 2pm when the Battalion was informed that French troops had come into position in the rear. In order for the Division to be relieved the Battalion had to hold their ground whilst the 2^nd Bedfordshire Regt and 2^nd Bn. R.S.F.’s passed through on their way to the rear. At 4pm the Battalion commenced to move off in small parties, passing through the French, and marching through MEZIERES, MOREUIL to MORISEL where hot dinner was provided. The Battalion then formed up and moved up by companies to ROUVREL and were billeted for the night. By this time the total casualties had reached 23 Officers and 457 O.R.

He now rests at Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery at I.E.27 where his headstone bears the epitaph: 

"R.I.P. MERCIFUL JESUS GRANT UNTO HIM ETERNAL REST "

At the end of March 1918, when the German offensive in Picardy began, the 41st, 50th and 55th Casualty Clearing Stations came to Namps-au-Val, remaining until the middle of April. Almost all the burials in the cemetery were carried out by them, but nine graves in Plot II, Row D, were brought after the Armistice from CONTY FRENCH MILITARY CEMETERY. The cemetery contains 408 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and one from the Second World War. There are also 16 French war graves. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.

His mother died in the December quarter of 1930,aged 74 

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