| May | William Allan | | Lieutenant Colonel | Son of Joseph May, FRCS, Eng., of Stoke Damerel, Devon. He was born Sep 18, 1850, at Stoke Damerel, Devon, and was educated at the Gram. School, Tavistock, Devon, and Guy's Hospital Med. School, London. On Sep 30, 1874, Colonel May joined the Army Medical Service, and was promoted Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Army Medical Corps, Sep 30, 1894, and Colonel, March 22, 1903. He was Principal Medical Officer 8th Div. of the Field Force, SA, from Jan, 1900, to end of campaign, May 31, 1902, with local rank of Colonel He was mentioned in despatches, CB (1902) and has the Queen 's medal with three clasps (Cape Colony, Wittebergen, Transvaal) and KSA with two clasps (SA, 1901, SA, 1902). He was appointed Principal Medical Officer, Natal, Aug, 1902, with local rank of Colonel; Principal Medical Officer, Egypt, May, 1903; Principal Medical Officer, Salisbury Plain District, Jan, 1905, and Acting PMO of the Southern Command, 1905. He married, Feb 3, 1876, Cecilia Adele Aloise, daughter of Gustav A B C von Ohlhaffen.
Source: List of CB recipients. Various sources | Royal Army Medical Corps |
