Service Number: SX12462
Enlisted: 29 April 1941, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kingscote, SA, 1 February 1921
Home Town: Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Memorials: Kingscote & District WW2 Honour Roll
29 Apr 1941: Involvement Private, SN SX12462, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion
29 Apr 1941: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
23 Jan 1943: Discharged
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Descendants of :
1. William John MAY was born 18 Mar 1879 in Studding Sail Boom, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 29 Apr 1966 in Hd Menzies, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Caroline (Carlina) TILKA 24 Jan 1905 in J J Bates Schoolroom Cygnet River KI. She was born 27 Oct 1876 in nr Riverton, SA and died 29 Jan 1959 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Martin TILKA and Maria KSCHIWAN.
Other events in the life of William John MAY
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery. Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
Children of William John MAY and Caroline (Carlina) TILKA:
i. Alfred John MAY was born 21 Mar 1906 in Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 27 Apr 1980 in Kangaroo Island, SA
ii. Edith Alice MAY was born 19 Sep 1907 in Rocky River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Nov 1988. She married Harold BELL 20 Aug 1927 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 06 Jan 1905 and died 10 Sep 1995, son of Alfred Douglas BELL and Emma Mary TURNER.
iii. Edmund Ernest (Ern) MAY was born 13 Mar 1909 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 02 Apr 1991
iv. Ida Grace MAY was born 14 Sep 1910 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Aug 1988. She married Martin George (Mart) WRIGHT. He was born 26 Oct 1913 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Aug 1992, son of Herbert WRIGHT and Lucy Ellen WILLSON.
v. 4. Frank William MAY was born 13 Feb 1913 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Oct 1943 in New Guinea
vi. 5. Roy Harold MAY was born 01 Feb 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Mar 1999
vii. Sylvia Jean MAY was born 20 Dec 1925 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 11 Jun 2014 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Robert John WATTS. He was born 21 Jul 1924 in Nairne, SA and died 20 Dec 2011 in Victoria.
4. Frank William MAY was born 13 Feb 1913 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Oct 1943 in New Guinea. He married Alwyne Myrtle BOETTCHER 05 Nov 1932 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 02 Nov 1898 in Blyth, SA and died 14 Apr 1977 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Johann Frederick (John) BOETTCHER and Martha Sophia Minna SCHULZE.
Other events in the life of Frank William MAY
Burial: Lae, New Guinea
Military: WW2
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island
Children of Frank William MAY and Alwyne Myrtle BOETTCHER:
i. Trevor Malcolm MAY was born ABT 1934 and died 06 May 2011
ii. Neville MAY
5. Roy Harold MAY was born 01 Feb 1921 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 19 Mar 1999. He married Dorothy REYNOLDS.
Other events in the life of Roy Harold MAY
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island
Children of Roy Harold MAY and Dorothy REYNOLDS:
i. Myra MAY
ii. Robyn MAY
iii. Quentin MAY
iv. Denise MAY
v. Terence Frank MAY was born ABT 1949 and died 26 Jul 1975 in Adelaide, SA
Last updated : 23 June 2021