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[[Surgeon Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Surgeon Vice-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur William May''', K.C.B., K.H.P., D.L., F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., Royal Navy (18 June, 1854 – 20 April, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Surgeon Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Surgeon Vice-Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Arthur William May''', K.C.B., K.H.P., D.L., F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., Royal Navy (18 June, 1854 – 20 April, 1925) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | On the occasion of King George V's birthday May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1914. | + | On the occasion of King George V's birthday in 1914, May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1914.{{GazSup|28842|4876|22 June, 1914}} |
May died at Tremeer, St. Tudy, Cornwall, on 20 April, 1925, aged seventy.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 22 April, 1925. Issue '''43942''', col B, p. 1.</ref> | May died at Tremeer, St. Tudy, Cornwall, on 20 April, 1925, aged seventy.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 22 April, 1925. Issue '''43942''', col B, p. 1.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 7 April 2022
Surgeon Vice-Admiral SIR Arthur William May, K.C.B., K.H.P., D.L., F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., Royal Navy (18 June, 1854 – 20 April, 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On the occasion of King George V's birthday in 1914, May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1914.[1]
May died at Tremeer, St. Tudy, Cornwall, on 20 April, 1925, aged seventy.[2]
Bibliography
"Sir A. W. May" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 April, 1925. Issue 43942, col B, p. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/81.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/10.
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| Preceded by Sir James Porter |
Medical Director-General 11 May, 1913[3] |
Succeeded by Sir William H. Norman |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28842. p. 4876. 22 June, 1914.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 22 April, 1925. Issue 43942, col B, p. 1.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/10. f. 142.
