Sergeant William Henry May
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
May,
William Henry
Date of birth: 1896-01-14
Place of birth: Aldershot Hampshire England
Next of kin: Selena May, mother. 55 Birchett Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Actor
Occupation (normalized): Actor
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-10-01
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery, LXVIII. G. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 9940
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-05-11 to 1918-10-01
- Sergeant (Army). 1917-12-29 to 1918-05-11
- Sergeant (Army). 1917-12-25 to 1917-12-29
- Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-01 to 1917-12-25
- Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-08 to 1916-12-01
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-10-26 to 1916-10-08
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1914-10-26
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded March 23, 1915 at Support Farm, Wounded November 2, 1915 at Kemmel, Wounded September 6, 1916 at Mouquet Farm, Wounded November 6, 1917 at Passchendaele, Wounded August 30, 1918 at Vis-en-Artois, Wounded September 27, 1918 at Bourlon Wood
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1917-07-09
Source: London Gazette No. 30172, pg. 6842
Military Medal First Bar
Date of award: 1917-07-28
Source: London Gazette No. 30209, pg. 7766
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 497549
LAC ID:
200079
Service file: B6071-S022
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Charles Henry May and Selena May (nee Sefton)
Prior service with the 10th Royal Grenadiers
Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion D Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion No. 7 Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion D Company Military Medal First Bar Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-07-12