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May Herbert Private 70965

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/13218

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SKR/DAT/IP/13218
Title
May Herbert Private 70965
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: May;

Forename(s): Herbert;

Initials: H;

Number: 70965;

Rank: Private;

Enlisted in: Bootle;

Enlistment Date: 17-Aug-1915;

Resided in: Walton;

Previous Number: 4900;

Previous Battalion: 1/7 of;

Previous Regiment: Liverpool Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 165 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 165 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 55 Bn;

Date abroad: 05-Apr-1916;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 12-Apr-1918;

Other Data: MH106 - 4 Stat Hosp, Arques 5/4-12/4/1917: aged 34, dental caries
War Office Casualty List 22/1/1918 (Nat Libr Sco) (wounded)
Wd. 3/12/1917;

Other Notes: MAY, Private, HERBERT, 70965. 55th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 12th April 1918. Age 35. Husband of Rose May, of 25, Cavendish Rd., Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool. Panel 136. Loos Memorial - Pas De Calais, France.;

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Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
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May Herbert Private 70965