Regimental number | 3540 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 1204 Bana Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Adele C Mason, 1204 Bana Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Serves for 2.5 years in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
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 death | |
Age at death | 48 |
Place of burial | Smithfield Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MASON Norman Henry |