Place of birth | All Saints Vicarage, Geelong, Victoria |
School | Brighton Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank manager |
Address | Kilcoy, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Brother, Edward Sherwood May, Sherwood, Mont Albert Road, Balwyn, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Highly commended by his fellow officers, and was considered for a VC or DSO.' |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 5), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rev John and Mrs Helena MAY |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |