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MAY, Herbert George

Service Number:	933
Enlisted:	27 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Glenelg, South Australia, 14 April 1885
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Illness (POW of Turkey), Bor, Turkey, 26 September 1917, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (XXI.E.24.),
Memorials:	Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 1, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

27 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 933, Oaklands, South Australia
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 933, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 933, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide
11 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 933, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Mar 1917:	Imprisoned Battles of Gaza
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 933, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 933 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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Biography

Died of Disease whilst a Turkish Prisoner of War.