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MASON, Edward Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 81 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Ships Steward |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 11 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 145 Headstone inscription reads: Deeply mourned by loving wife and son may his soul rest in peace, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 81, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 81, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 81, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, KIA 11 May 1915 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward and Annie Elizabeth Mason
Husband of Mary Mason (later known as Mary Dean) of 149 Newland Street, Waverley, NSW formerly of 'Brear Glen', Croydon Avenue, Croydon, NSW. Father of Robert Ford Mason
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal