- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
Eastern Suburbs squad - 1940 NSWRFL Premiers (8th title) | |
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| Full name | Frederick Robert May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1917 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 March 1945 (aged 27) Territory of New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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.[2][3][4]
May enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) during World War II, and was killed in New Guinea.