Reginald May
| Sir Reginald May | |
|---|---|
 Gen. Sir Reginald May | |
| Born | 10 August 1879 |
| Died | 26 October 1958 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Years of service | 1898–1939 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
49th (West Riding) Division RMC Sandhurst |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Reginald Seaburne May, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO (10 August 1879 – 26 October 1958) was a British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career
Educated at Haileybury,[1] May was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers as a second lieutenant on 3 August 1898, and promoted to lieutenant on 2 August 1899.[2][3] He served with the 2nd battalion in the Second Boer War, where he took part in the battles of Colenso (December 1899), engagements at Pieter′s Hill, Hussar Hill and Hlangwani and the Relief of Ladysmith (February 1900); and later served in the Western Transvaal under Sir Archibald Hunter.[3] May stayed in South Africa until the end of the war, and returned home on the SS Assaye in September 1902.[4]
He later served in the First World War.[2] After the war he became Director of Movements and then, from 1923, Director of Recruiting and Organisation at the War Office.[2] He was made Brigadier in charge of Administration at Northern Command in 1927 and then Commander 49th (West Riding) Division in 1930.[2] He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1931 and Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1935; he retired in 1939.[2] In retirement he was Chairman of the Toc H Christian movement for 10 years.[1] He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.[5]
Family
In 1906 he married Marguerite Geraldine Ramsay Drake and together they went on to have three sons.[1] Then in 1932 he married Jane Monteith.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Obituary: Sir Reginald May The Times, 28 October 1958
- 1 2 3 4 5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- 1 2 Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ↑ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning Home". The Times (36865). London. 5 September 1902. p. 6.
- ↑ "Royal Fusiliers colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eric Girdwood |
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1931–1934 |
Succeeded by Bertie Fisher |
| Preceded by Sir Felix Ready |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Venning |
| Preceded by Reginald Howlett |
Colonel of the Royal Fusiliers 1942–1947 |
Succeeded by James Harter |