Reginald May
| Sir Reginald May | |
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Gen. Sir Reginald May
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| Born | 10 August 1879 |
| Died | 26 October 1958 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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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.
Educated at Haileybury, May was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers in 1898. He served in the Second Boer War and then in the First World War. After the war he became Director of Movements and then, from 1923, Director of Recruiting and Organisation at the War Office. He was made Brigadier in charge of Administration at Northern Command in 1927 and then Commander 49th (West Riding) Division in 1930. He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1931 and Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1935; he retired in 1939. In retirement he was Chairman of the Christian movement for 10 years. He also served as colonel of the Royal Fusiliers.
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