Captain David Arthur May

The son of Lieutenant Arthur William May (Military Cross and Bar-WWI) and Helen Mary Earp and lived in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. He attended the Royal Military College at Kingston, Ontario, and graduated with the Class of '40 on October 13, 1939. He then was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Artillery. Before proceeding overseas on July 18, 1941 he was stationed on the east coast of Canada. He married Evelyn Baker Richmond, of Sydney Nova Scotia on July 4, 1941. Captain May, 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, was killed in action near Bou Arada, Tunisia, on February 27, 1943, while serving with the 152nd Field Regiment (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Royal Artillery. He was one of the first group of officers and NCO's chosen on the basis of their standing with their comrades, who were sent to North Africa to gain battle experience while serving with the British First Army. Captain May was killed while attempting to re-establish a forward Observation Post which had been overrun by the enemy in heavy fighting the previous day. In tribute to Captain May's service and sacrifice he is remembered:

• On The Memorial Window, Currie Hall, Royal Military College, Kingston, and on the arch at the entrance to the college.
• On The Memorial Plaque in Ayr Old Church, Ayr, Scotland, commemorating the members of the Ayrshire (E.C.O.) Yeomanry who gave their lives in the World War 1939-45.
• In The Alcove commemorating the Scottish Yeomanry at the Scottish National War Museum, The Castle, Edinburgh.
• By the naming of "MAY BAY" on Lake Primeau, Saskatchewan (55o56'N--107o10'W).