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Norman Henry MASON

Regimental number3540
Date of birth16 March 1894
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address1204 Bana Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Adele C Mason, 1204 Bana Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceServes for 2.5 years in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Discharge date7 August 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Cpommenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles'; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right leg and buttock), Melbourne, 7 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted 26 July 1940, as N77661; served in Headquarters, 2nd Salvage Depot.
Date of death25 June 1942
Age at death48
Place of burialSmithfield Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MASON Norman Henry

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