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MAY, Herbert George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 933 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 933, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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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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Died of Disease whilst a Turkish Prisoner of War.