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George Henry MASON

Regimental number2355
Place of birthLaidley, Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMaryborough, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Miss Emily Sarah Mason, Reids Creek via Gayndah, Queensland
Enlistment date9 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 August 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22.8
Place of burialWesthof Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 15), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William George and Elizabeth Ann MASON. Native of Gayndah, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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