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Military service
Service number:
B/64328
Age:
22
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Division:
1ST Bn.
Birth:
February 19, 1922
Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
June 22, 1940
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
June 6, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
V. A. 16.
Additional information
Son of William May and of Ellen May (nee Bertram), of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Margaret May (nee Cushion), of London, United Kingdom.
Digital gallery of Rifleman William Gilbert May
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Photo of William Gilbert May
Rifleman "Gil" May enlisted in The Queen's Own Rifles in June 1940 in the Band. He served with the Regiment in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and in England. When the Band was broken up, he became a stretcher-bearer. Rifleman May was killed at Bernieres-sur-mer on Juno Beach on D-Day. -
Obituary
This obituary of Rifleman May was clipped from a Toronto newspaper in 1944 by Mrs Josie McQuade. -
Grave Marker
This photo of Rfn May's gravemarker was taken by Padre Craig Cameron of The QOR of C on June 6th, 2003. -
Beny Sur Mer Canadian War Cemetery
The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Gilbert May
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Gilbert May
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Gilbert May
Digital gallery of
Rifleman William Gilbert May
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 381 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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