Reginald May
| Sir Reginald May | |
|---|---|
 Gen. Sir Reginald May | |
| Born | 10 August 1879 |
| Died | 26 October 1958 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| 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 in 1898.[2] He served in the Second Boer War and then 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.[3]
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
- ↑ "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 |