Regimental number | 30121 |
Place of birth | Strathmerton, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Selector |
Address | Gurulmundi, Juandah Line, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M C Mason, Gurulmundi, Juandah Line, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for three years with Australian Garrison Artillery at Queenscliff and Drysdale. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 13, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/40/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT6 A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was very well spoken of by his comrades in his Battery. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *second given name Edmond on photocopy |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | St. Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 17), Robecq, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Brown and Mary Caroline MASON, Standcombe, Gurulmundi, Queensland. Native of Strathmerton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Two cousins killed in action Gunner L M Reynoldson and J L Grinter. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |