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Frank May

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 495 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 495 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank AWMM
  • Surname
    May AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/3029 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 9 May 1895 Military Personnel file New PlymouthTaranaki Military Personnel file
    • 26 November 1895 Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 11 Arlington Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 F. May (brother), care of District Engineer's Office, Railways, Greymouth, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Clerk/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 4" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      140 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • [Record incomplete for period October 1915-August 1916]
    Admitted to 13th General Hospital, France, 14 August 1916; transferred to England, 12 August 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 12 August 1916
    Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 25 January 1917 (mumps: slight); transferred to Base Depot, Codford, 12 February 1917.

    Transferred to Headquarters Signallers, 16 August 1917.
    Detached to School of Instruction, 1 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 26 September 1917.
    Wounded in action, 14 October 1917 (gas shell, mustard), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 16 October 1917; to England, 27 October 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 29 October 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 4 December 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 13 February 1918.
    Detailed 'On Command', No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 12 April 1918.
    Marched in to Reserve Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 13 June 1918.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1918; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 17 October 1918, and posted to 9th Company.
    Found guilty, 9 October 1918: awarded 168 hours' detention, and forfeited 2 days' pay.
    Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 12 December 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 55th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 December 1918; to 7th General Hospital, 19 December 1918; to 51st General Hospital, 28 December 1918; to 26th General Hospital, 3 January 1919 (influenza and gonorrhoea); discharged from hospital, 24 February 1919.
    Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Prinzerrin', 1 July 1919; discharged, 28 July 1919.
    Total war service: 4 years 45 days (of which 3 years 265 days were abroad) AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 September 1978 AWMM
    TurakinaRangatikei AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Aramoho Cemetery Wanganui New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Dry Rations, or, The Aparima Apparition : with which is incorporated the Waikanae wash-out and The Tauherenikau trumpeter : unofficial organ of the 7th Rfts, Transport No. 32 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 495 AWMM
    • NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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