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Allan MASON

Regimental number97
Date of birth8 December 1898
Place of birthGargrave, Yorkshire, England
SchoolEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSkipton, Yorkshire, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Mason, Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Other details

Enlisted under age. Was 16 years old when he served at Gallipoli

War Service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front (blinded for six months after being kicked by a camel in the desert - Camel Corps)
Date of death--/08/1976
Age at death77
Place of burialSpringvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria. Ashes scattered to the wind

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