MAY, Royston Kennilworth Sydney
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia , 29 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kings School, Parramatta and Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student of Medicine |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 16 May 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 15 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
THE FLAG AT HALF-MAST
The flag at half-mast yesterday at The King's School had reference to the death of Lieut. R. K. S. May. He died of wounds, at Heliopolis. He belonged to the same force there as Lieut. Champion. He left the old School about two years ago, and was studying medicine at St. Paul's when he enlisted. He went to India with the K.S. boys who accompanied the Rev. P. S. Waddy to the Delhi Durbar. News of his death was received on Monday.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Royston Kenilworth Sydney MAY was born in Sydney in 1894
His parents were Sydney John MAY & Margaret Elizabeth RICH
His father Sydney (SN 18126) also served during WW1 in the Australian Army Medical Corp
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