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MAY, Allan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Newlyn, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Birregurra, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newlyn State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Rewa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 31 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea Chaplain Rev. V.L. Keelan officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birregurra & District Residents Roll of Honor, Birregurra War Memorial, Creswick Scrub Hill Uniting Church Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Newlyn State School No 453 Roll of Honor, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 146, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 146, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 146, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 146, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to the head. | |
| 31 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 146, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 146 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James May and Mary Jane May nee Whan od 'Yeomont', Birregurra, Victoria. Brother of Elma Creswick May, James Whan May, Kathleen May, Ivy May, Samuel Eric May, Nellie Ivan May, Dorothy Jamieson May, Frank May and Ralph May
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal