MAY, Roderick Buchanan
| Service Number: | 99 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Old age?, Moore Street, Elliott Heads, Qld, 8 January 1974 |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 99, 3rd Division Cyclist Company | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 99, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 99, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Division Headquarters | |
| 8 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 4th Division Headquarters | |
| 22 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 99, 4th Division Headquarters |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Cpl Roderick Buchanan MAY,
Regimental Number: 99
Unit Name: 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Grazier
Address: Bundaberg, Qld
Age of Enlistment: 23 years and 2 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 23 September 1915, Narrabri, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Dr. Thomas Henry May, Bundaberg, Qld
Rank on Enlistment: Corporal
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll: 4th Divisional Headquarters
Campaigns Served: Egypt; France
War Service/Promotions: By 31 July 1916 in Chisleden, Egypt. On 7 September 1916 marched out to 49th Battalion. On 8 January 1917 proceeeding overseas per SS Princess Henrietta to Folkstone, Kent, England. On 13 January 1917 marched in from 13th to Etaples, France, and then on the 20 January, Taken on Strength in the Field. On 8 February 1919, he was appointed Lance Sergeant. (A lance sergeant (LSgt or L/Sgt) in the armies of the Commonwealth is a corporal acting in the rank of sergeant.)
Fate: Returned to Australia per HMAT A28 Militiades, 19June 1919. He married Olga Christensen, 24 January 1923, in the Anglican Church, Bundaberg, Qld.
Place of Death: 8 January 1974, Moore Street, Elliott Heads, Qld
Place of Burial: Bundaberg General Cemetery, Bundaberg, Qld
Medals/Citation: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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