MAY, Brian Donald Buchanan
| Service Numbers: | 2465 (692), 2465 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1916, Originally enrolled 28/8/1914 (SN 692, Camel Corps) but was discharged. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Qld, March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Old age, 14 September 1975, Clifton Rest Home, Port Macquarie, NSW, 14 September 1975 |
| Cemetery: |
Beresfield Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2465 (692), Camel Corps, Originally enrolled 28/8/1914 (SN 692, Camel Corps) but was discharged. | |
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| 17 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 2465, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 2465, Camel Corps, RMS Morea, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2465, 12th Light Horse Regiment |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Brian Donald Buchanan MAY,
Regimental Number: 2465 (Enlistment 21/12/1916)
Unit Name: February 1917 Reinforcements, Imperial Camel Corps
Enlistment Date: 28 August 1914, Gatton College, Gatton, Qld.
Regimental Number: 692 (Enlistment 28/8/1914)
Age: 19
He was subsequently discharged, possibly on 31 August 1914. At the time he was a student at Gatton Agricultural College, Gatton, Qld., and with several other youths, enlisted in the 9th Battalion. His father, Dr. T. H. May, of Bundaberg, applied to the Army Authority for the release of his son, owing to his youth and a spinal condition, which could be aggravated by strenuous active service. Release was then made. However, upon turning 21, he again tried to enlist, and after being turned down, eventually enlisted with the 12 Light Horse.
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Grazier
Address: Bundaberg, Qld
Age of Enlistment: 21 years and 9 months
Enlistment Date: 28 December 1916, Bondi Junction, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Laura Bessie Buchanan May, 'Namboor', Bundaberg, Qld
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board RMS Morea on 17 February 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 12th Light Horse Regiment
Campaigns Served: Egypt
War Service/Promotions: He transferred to Mashobra in Bombay, India, on 18 March 1917. Disembarked Suez, Egypt, on 4 April 1917 and marched into 4th Light Horse Training Regiment on 6/7 May 1917. Taken on Strength ex 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, 11 July 1917, then transferred from 4th Light Horse Training Regiment to 2nd and 4th Camel Regiment, allotted to 12th Light Horse Regiment. Hospitalised on 7 November 1918, and rejoined unit on 8 November, then hospitalised again on 21 November 1918. On the 1 February 1919 he was attached for duty to Australian Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. On 29 April 1919 to be Temporary Corporal. On 22 June 1919, approval for non military employment in United Kingdom. Discharged 20 October 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Delta, 2 August 1919. He married Louisa Maude Burkitt, 24 March 1921, St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW.
Place of Death: 14 September 1975, Clifton Rest Home, Port Macquarie, NSW
Place of Cremation: Beresfield Crematorium, Beresfield, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
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