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MAYS, William David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 445 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Victorian Imperial Bushman |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Mafeking, Mafeking, Cape Colony, South Africa, 11 January 1901 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Boer War Memorial, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Sale Boer War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 445 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 445, 4th Victorian Imperial Bushman |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William David MAYS was born in Victoria in 1872 - parents unknown
He died of typhoid at Mafeking on 11th January, 1901 and is buried in the Mafeking Cemetery in South Africa
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