Fred May
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}}
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| name = Fred May
| fullname = Frederick Robert May
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|09|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|03|13|1917|09|07|df=y}}
| death_place = Territory of New Guinea
| height =
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| position = {{Rlp|FE}}
| club1 = Eastern Suburbs
| year1start = 1940
| year1end = 41
| appearances1 = 30
| tries1 = 4
| goals1 = 1
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 14
| updated = 21 March 2019
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| allegiance = {{flag|Australia}}
| branch = {{army|Australia}}
| service_years = 1941-1945
| unit = Second Australian Imperial Force
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Frederick Robert May (7 September 1917 – 13 March 1945) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).
Playing career
May played for the Eastern Suburbs club, who are now known by the name of the Sydney Roosters, in the years 1940 and '41. A five-eight, May was a member of East's premiership winning side that defeated Canterbury-Bankstown in the 1940 decider. The following year he was a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by St George in the 1941 final.{{cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/|title=Men's Honour Roll|website=Sydney Roosters|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/|url-status=dead}}Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) {{ISBN|1875169571}}{{cite web|url=https://inxia.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/great-grand-finals-involving-the-sydney-roosters/|title=Great grand finals involving the Sydney Roosters|website=inxia.wordpress.com|date=28 September 2010 }}
Post playing
May enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) during World War II, and was killed in New Guinea.
References
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Sources
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
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Category:Australian military personnel killed in World War II
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
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Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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