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Record #12667
Name :
: Percy A MAY (1895 - 1917)
  aka : P A May


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 29 Jun 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Hendon
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 12 Aug 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Mary Ann May, 33, 'Laundress' and children Percy A, 8, Herbert C, 6, Fred J, 3, Caroline E M, 2 months, in South Mimms, Hertfordshire

In August 1907, Mary Ann Dent, 38, 'wife' arrived in Canada accompanied by children William E, 10, Fred J, 8, Caroline, 6, and Nellie, 4 1/2, they were going to Dundas, Ontario to join their husband & father.

On August 7th 1915, Percy Arthur May born September 7th 1892 Barnet, Middlesex, enlisted in Canadian Army, he gave his next of kin as Mother-Mrs Mary May, 1156 Bridges St, London, Ontario, and that he was a Moulder

On October 16th 1915, Percy Arthur May, 22, born South Me?, England, son of Albert May and Mary Chesser, married Lillian Kathleen Taylor, 18, born New Southgate, England, daughter of Alfred Taylor and Annie Southwick, in London, Middlesex, Ontario

On 29 June 1917, Private P A May died while with Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), he was buried in Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, France, he was noted as the son of Mary Dent, of 582, Princess Avenue, London, Ontario. Native of High Barnet, England.

On August 27 1919, his widow Lillian Kate May remarried to a Louis Fournier 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-08-11 10:44:19 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-08-11 13:22:58 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
12668 MAY, Alfred1891ENG,    , Barnet Mar 1906 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10810 MAY, Alice1866ENG,     Sep 1880 : Moravian CAN Maria Rye  
10169 MAY, Amy M1892ENG, HAM, Portsea Island May 1903 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
7944 MAY, Archibald1912SCT,    , Muirkirk Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
21800 MAY, Benjamin George Henry1884ENG, LDN, London Sep 1894 : Laurentian CAN Barnardos  
10170 MAY, Ernestine Irene1906ENG,    , Wycombe Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26259 MAY, Frederick John1928ENG, BRK, Hungerford, Reading Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22994 MAY, George1892ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
21299 MAY, Gilbert1914ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
15721 MAY, Harry1897ENG,     Apr 1913 : Virginian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
12666 MAY, Herbert Charles1894ENG,    , Barnet May 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
19953 MAY, James1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
10875 MAY, Leonard1900ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
15343 MAY, Lily1864ENG,     Jun 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
25112 MAY, Margaret A.1874ENG,     May 1883 :  CAN   
10874 MAY, Muriel1897ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12667 MAY, Percy A1895ENG, MDX, Hendon Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10873 MAY, Vivian1894ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3822 MAY, William1898ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
24566 MAY, William1893 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos