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Arthur MAY

Regimental number1532
Place of birthForest Gate, Essex, England
SchoolForest Gate Boarding School Essex, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinGeorge May,74 Southend Road, Essex, England
Enlistment date29 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 8 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1917
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBapaume Australian Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 32), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Susan MAY, 74 Southend Road, East Ham, London, England

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