James Gordon MAY

Regimental number42152
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationRailway employee
Next of kinAdopted Sister, Miss Eva McLaren, 57 Waitoa Road, Hataitai, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 21 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row E, Grave No 22), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Margaret May
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 15