Regimental number | 6559 |
Place of birth | Newlyn Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 'The Elms', Newlyn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, George May, 'The Elms,' Newlyn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 7986 Driver Archie MAY, 18th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919; 6558 Pte Douglas George MAY, 8th Bn, died of wounds, 21 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | Creswick Cemetery, Victoria |