George Edgar MAY

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Service Number:	24
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 20
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour

7 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide,SA
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

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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