The Diaries of Charlie May

The Diaries of Charlie May

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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  • Profile picture for George Philip Burlton

    Died 1916

    British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

    British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

    British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1 Battalion

  • British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    British Army Lieutenant Colonel Attached Iraq Levies

  • British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

    British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

  • British Army 20413 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

  • Profile picture for Roy Mellor

    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

  • Profile picture for William Robert Thompson

    Born 1894

    Died 1916

    British Army 20122 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

  • Born 1882

    Died 1916

    British Army 3200 Lance Corporal London Regiment

    British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

  • British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

    British Army Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

    British Army Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Army Medical Corps 22nd Field Ambulance

  • British Army 21146 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd manchest Battalion

  • British Army 1419 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

    British Army 800256 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

    British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

  • Profile picture for George Frederick Wilson

    Born 1889

    Died 1916

    British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

  • British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

    British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

  • Died 1918

    British Army 20348 Private Manchester Regiment

    British Army 30136 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

  • British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

    British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

  • Profile picture for Arthur Bunting

    Born 1885

    Died 1918

    British Army 21090 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd manchest Battalion

    British Army 21090 Private Manchester Regiment

  • British Army Captain Royal Irish Fusiliers

    British Army Brigadier General Infantry Brigade

  • British Army Major Manchester Regiment

    British Army Honorary Lieutenant Colonel East Surrey Regiment

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