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Herbert Charles Arthur MAY

Regimental number838
Place of birthBalmain, New South Wales
SchoolSt Andrews Catholic School Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSelector
AddressGallipoli via Killarney, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinSon, Charles Henry May, c/o Mrs Edith Teaussant, 323 Darling Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 June 1917
Place of death or woundingNot Known
Age at death41
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 8), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Pauline MAY. Native of Balmain, New South Wales

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