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  • p133.jpg

    Title

    Wop May in Uniform

    Subject

    Wilfred Reid ("Wop") May, posing in his World War I military uniform

    Description

    Wilfred Reid ("Wop") May, famous aviator, in his military uniform. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918 for his exemplary service as a pilot in World War I.

    Wop May and Miriam Green Ellis were good friends; MGE reported that he met her at the train station on her return from the Aklavik trip.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    p133

    Original Format

    photographic print

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “Wop May in Uniform,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 10, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/529.