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May Thomas George 2/Lt
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20959
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- SKR/DAT/IP/20959
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- May Thomas George 2/Lt
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: May;
Forename(s): Thomas George;
Initials: TG;
Rank: 2/Lt;
Resided in: Thorpe, Surrey;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 143 Coy;
Date abroad: 01-Feb-1917;
Theatre of War: 1;
How killed: KIA;
Where: Belgium;
When killed: 06-Aug-1917;
Other Data: taken on strength 10/2/1917 - war diary
death recorded in war diary + burial 7/8/1917
Record of Old Westminsters, Vol III, 1964: 4th son of Henry May of Thorpe, Surrey, by Emma, d. of Robert Langdon, of Dulwich. B.19/4/1891 adm. 4/5/1906, left July 1909. A tea & rubber planter in Ceylon. Enlisted in the Ceylon Cgt Sept 1914. Served Egypt & Gallipoli, went to France 1916. To England and app Temp 2Lt MGC, 25/10/1916. Went again to France 1/2/1917. Kia nr Ypres, 6/8/1917. Unmarried.
Death mentioned in war diary 145 Coy 6/8/1917;Other Notes: MAY, Second Lieutenant, THOMAS GEORGE, 143rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action 6th August 1917. Age 26. Son of Henry and Emma May, of Thorpe, Chertsey, Surrey. E. 12. Hospital Farm Cemetery - Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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