Claude Boyle May

a Soldier of the Border Regiment / Remembered with Honour

Claude Boyle May

Claude Boyle May
6th Battalion
The Border Regiment

Military
Rank	Captain^[1] Lieutenant^[1] / 10 August 1915
Battalion	6th Battalion
Regiment	Border Regiment
Theatre(s) of War	Balkans / France and Flanders
Decorations	Military Cross^[1] for actions in France, October 1917
Mention in Dispatches	Mentioned in Despatches four times.
Personal
Full Name	Claude Boyle May
Born	1 June 1891 / Bridgeton, Glasgow^[2]^[3]
Education	University of Glasgow / 1910-1914 ^[4]
Parents	James and Elizabeth Glen Boyle May ^[3] / 47 Johnstone Drive, Rutherglen, Glasgow
Sibling(s)	Two sisters
Nationality	Scottish
Remembrance
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	19 November 1917
Age	26 Years
Cause of Death	Killed in action
Burial Type	Grave / Inscription: Thy Will Be Done
Reference Number	XX.B.2.
Resting Place	Loos British Cemetery Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.45154 / Longitude: 2.79742
Additional Memorial(s)	Claude's name was added to their family grave in Rutherglen Cemetery.
Media
Websites	Biography of Claude Boyle May / University of Glasgow
Biography
Claude was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, and was educated at Rutherglen Secondary School. He later undertook teacher training at the Glasgow Pupil Teachers’ Institute and the Glasgow Provincial Training College.^[3]^[5]^[6] Claude was commissioned in 1914 and promoted to Lieutenant on 10 August 1915 just after his arrival at Suvla.
Images
Lieutenant May, (middle row, 4th from left) Sidi Bashr, Egypt, 1916 Officers: Dedman, Fulton, May, Carr, Stiven Officers Allured, Dedman, May and Healy Officers Fulton, Stiven, Ridley, Hood and May Captain Carr and Lieutenant May, 1916 Officers Prosser, Fulton, Chance and May, Suvla Bay, 1915
References and notes
See notes and definitions for soldier remembrance pages for further information. ↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Medal Card of Claude Boyle May. The National Archives. Reference: WO 372/13/183772. ↑ Scotland’s People – record of birth. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Captain Claude Boyle May. The University of Glasgow Story. Accessed 11 May, 2020. ↑ University of Glasgow Roll of Honour. Accessed 11 May, 2020. ↑ Captain T.E. Bjerre is also a student in Glasgow at this time. ↑ Adam Fulton’s reminiscences in the Great War show that he thought May was a "school teacher somewhere in the West of Scotland" prior to military service.

[na-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Medal Card of Claude Boyle May. The National Archives. Reference: WO 372/13/183772.

[2] Scotland’s People – record of birth.

[glasgow-uni-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Captain Claude Boyle May. The University of Glasgow Story. Accessed 11 May, 2020.

[4] University of Glasgow Roll of Honour. Accessed 11 May, 2020.

[5] Captain T.E. Bjerre is also a student in Glasgow at this time.

[6] Adam Fulton’s reminiscences in the Great War show that he thought May was a "school teacher somewhere in the West of Scotland" prior to military service.

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