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MAY, George Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 24 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide,SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 2 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 February 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot 111, Row E, Grave , Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide,SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 24, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 24, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Registered birth name was George Edgar May Book/Page 626/337
Son of William Henry May and Emma May (nee McKenzie) of Ship Street, Port Adelaide, SA. Emma was also known as Annie
Brother of Irene May, William Henry May, John Alexander May, Rose Allam May and Emily MacKenzie May
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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