We remember Wilfred John May

We remember Wilfred John May

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth United Kingdom Source:7051306 1895
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:7051306
service British Army Private 1427 London Regiment Source:2985256
service British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment Source:2985256
service British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd Battalion Source:9105215
1917
death Died of wounds Belgium Source:7051306 Source:9105215 1st August 1917
burial Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium XV. A. 1. Source:7051306

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Wilfred John
Initials WJ
Last Name May,
Source 7051306
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1427 London Regiment Private
British Army West Yorkshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MC British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Clara Elizabeth mother
John Alcin May father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Deborah102878

No external evidence

Multimedia

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Remembrance Deborah102878
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 1 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 2 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 3 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 4 Vincent96527
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen 5 Vincent96527
West Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge Vincent96527

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