Frank Parker Day

Frank Parker Day
Born(1881-05-09)9 May 1881
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died30 July 1950(1950-07-30) (aged 69)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Resting placeNova Scotia, Canada
OccupationWriter, soldier, naturalist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materMount Allison University, Oxford University
Notable awardsCanada Reads Winner
SpouseMabel Killam Day
ChildrenDonald Day
Military career
Allegiance Canada
Branch Canadian Army
Service years1915–1918
RankColonel
Unit185th Canadian Infantry Battalion
ConflictsWorld War I

Frank Parker Day (9 May 1881 – 30 July 1950) was a Canadian athlete, academic and author.

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, in Wallace, Acadia Mines, Mahone Bay, Boylston, and Lockeport.

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