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Richard Oswald MAY

Regimental number2678
Place of birthTingha, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
AddressAlbion Road, Albion, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Laura May, Wctu, Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary MAY. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 October 1943
Age at death61
Place of burialBrisbane Crematorium, Queensland

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