John Leonard MAY

MAY, John Leonard

Service Number: 412993
Enlisted: 15 August 1941
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Kurri Kurri, NSW, 14 November 1922
Home Town: Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Student
Died: Flying Battle, Germany, 4 December 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery
Plot 69 Row B Joint Grave 7
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 412993
15 Aug 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 412993

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Dr. Leonard May and Kathleen Elizabeth May, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia.

I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE; SAITH THE LORD

MAY.—Pilot-Officer John Leonard May, R.A.A.F., aged 21, previously reported missing December 4, 1943, due enemy action, now believed to have lost his life, elder son of Kathleen and Leonard May, 42 Hercules Street, Chatswood.