Arthur William May
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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 May was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the Most Honourable 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]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28842. p. 4876. 22 June, 1914.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Tuesday, 22 April, 1925. Issue 43942, col B, pg. 1.
Bibliography
"Sir A. W. May" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 22 April, 1925. Issue 43942, col B, pg. 19.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/81.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/10.
| Naval Office | ||
| Preceded by Sir James Porter |
Medical Director-General 1913 – 1917 |
Succeeded by Sir William Norman |
