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James William MASON

Regimental number1160
Date of birth27 December 1894
Place of birth13 Grenville Mews, Kensington, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, James Mason, Bourne Avenue, Bolton Road, Windsor, England
Enlistment date15 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1915
Discharge date4 February 1916
Other details

War service: wounded in action, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915; admitted to convalescent camp, Alexandria, 12 May 1915.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ballarat' as medically unfit, 3 July 1915. Discharged in Sydney, 4 February 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Re-enlisted in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force: taken on strength, Rabaul, 22 November 1919. Seconded For Native Police duty, Rabaul, 22 November 1919; transferred to Civil Administration; discharged from AN&MEF, 9 May 1921.

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