[2] for the dedication of the entire area of 8 hectares of the Playing Fields in memory of the contribution made by women from the Army, Navy and Air Force during World War II with a particular focus on the 1942 Bangka Strait massacre.

[1] In 2008 the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, as owner of the land, granted a 21-year lease to the South Australian Cricket Association.

The South Australian Cricket Association now manages and maintains the fields and has long-term plans for the upgrade and development of the facility.

[2] For her services to education and for her work in establishing the Memorial Playing Fields, May was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1960.

A bequeath to the Flinders University of South Australia enabled the establishment of the May Mills re-entry scholarship for women in 1989.