Regimental number | 2236 |
Place of birth | Yarram, South Gippsland, Victoria |
School | Yarram and Stradbrook State Schools, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, William Wallace Mason, Gobur via Yarck, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 18.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 35), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Wallace and Mary Anna MASON, 54 Pridham Street, East Prahran, Victoria. Native of Yarram Yarram, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |