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O'MAY, Robert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 57899 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1918, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland Australia, 27 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bell, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 24 October 1971, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 57899, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 57899, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 57899, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Train | |
| 11 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 57899, 4th Divisional Train, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert O'May and Mary O'May nee Saunders of Bell, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 17 November 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal
On 1 October 1921 Robert married Florence Janet Sherman in QLD