and first Glaswegian to be awarded the VC in the 1st World War
.
Henry May graveside
.
Death
Took ill in his home and died in Glasgow Royal
Infirmary on 26th July 1941 just days before his 56th birthday.
He
left a widow, Christina and four children.
His home address then was No.903 Cumbernauld Road, Riddrie, Glasgow.
His
funeral took place at Riddrie Park Cemetary, Glasgow and was the largest
seen in the East-end for a long time.
The commanding officer of the Cameronians, Colonel C.B.Vandaleur
attended the funeral along with four holders of the VC:
Sergeant John McAuley VC,
DCM, 1st Battalion Scots Guards.
Sergeant Robert Downie VC, 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Private David Lauder VC, 4th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
Drum-Major Walter Ritchie VC, 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.
.
Henry is buried and has a
family headstone at Riddrie Park
Cemetery, Section B. Lair 146.
This photograph was taken c1994. Henry's name surprisingly
is not on the headstone.
photograph from Charlie McDonald
..
Sadly the gravestone
like many others has
been vandalised.
photo Terry McDonald1998
..
A new gravestone
erected and dedicated 12th Sept 2006!
Riddrie Park
Cemetery, Glasgow, Section B. Lair 146.
