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• Name MAY
• Initials DG
• First name DOUGLAS GEORGE
• Place of birth Newlyn
• Country Victoria, Australia
• Family Son of George and Elizabeth May, of Newlyn, Victoria, Australia.
  Five brothers: William Tait, George Tait, Archie, Henry Vickery, Alexander Joseph.
  Two sisters: Bessie Finlayson, Helen Heather
• Education Ballarat Agriculture High School
• Profession Labourer

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 20 July 1916
• Service number 6558
• Rank Private
• Regiment and unit 8th Bn. Australian Infantry
• Division - Brigade 2nd Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 1st Australian Division
• National force A.I.F.
• Other data related to military career 2 October 1916 embarked Melbourne; 2 February 1917 proceeded France

Death

• Wounded 21 September 1917 shot wound in the head; n° 17 CSS
• Type of wounds Died of wounds
• Date of death 21 September 1917
• Died at the age of 23
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIV - H - 19

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