DECORATED World War Two veteran, Tommy Day of Parkstone, has died at the age of 94.

Cecil Albert George Day, who was known as Tommy, was born in Wales due to his father, Ernest, being stationed there, but moved to Parkstone in Dorset while he was a toddler.

He attended Branksome Heath School before leaving at the age of 15 to sign up to the Navy. He was sent to the HMS St Vincent in Gosport for training.

He met his future wife, Terry, through his sister, Joan, the couple spent the collective total of 21 days together, in between Tommy being away on service, before they got married on April 9, 1947. Terry and Tommy went on to welcome a daughter, Pat in 1948, and a son, Ted, the following year. Tommy has since gone on to cherish his role as a grandfather and great-grandfather.

In a book written for his family entitled Ships That Pass, he recorded that after training he was drafted to HMS Birmingham, which was stationed in the Far East.

Over his career, he earned a host of medals and awards including the Burma Star, the Pacific Clasp, the Atlantic Star, the Africa Star, the 1939 - 1945 Star for all overseas operational areas and the Malta George Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Medal.

After being invalided out of the Navy after 12 years of service, he went on to work as a painter and decorator for the Borough of Poole and also worked at Poole Power Station.

In his spare time he was a keen darts player at the Queen Mary Inn based in Poole and was a member of the Submariners Association, the Royal British Legion and Poole Ex-Servicemen’s Club.

His funeral will take place today at Poole Crematorium at 10am with his friends set to enjoy a tot of Pusser's Navy Rum in his honour.

Donations will go to The Royal Naval Benevolent Fund.