Captain Charles Campbell "Charlie" May was killed leading "B" Company of the 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment into action on the first day of the Somme. He kept diaries of his wartime experiences, in a series of seven notebooks, and these have been published in a book called "To Fight Alongside Friends" edited by Gerry Harrison and published by William Collins. This community remembers Charlie and the men mentioned in his diaries.
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Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion
British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion
British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1 Battalion
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British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment
British Army Captain Manchester Regiment
Born 1895
Died 1916
British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment City Battalions 22 Battalion
Died 1918
British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery
British Army 21477 Serjeant Manchester Regiment
British Army 21477 Private Manchester Regiment
British Army 20743 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd manchest Battalion
Born 1894
Died 1916
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Born 1882
Died 1916
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Born 1889
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion
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British Army Captain Manchester Regiment
Died 1918
British Army 20348 Private Manchester Regiment
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British Army Captain Manchester Regiment
Born 1885
Died 1918
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