Samuel James Abel Nathaniel MASON

MASON, Samuel James Abel Nathaniel

Service Number: 58932
Enlisted: 6 May 1918, Quirindi, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 35th Infantry Battalion
Born: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1899
Home Town: Quirindi, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Meningitis, Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1927, aged 28 years
Cemetery: Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW
Portion: Anglican_1; Section 08; Lot 68
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World War 1 Service

6 May 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Quirindi, New South Wales
17 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 58932, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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17 Jul 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 58932, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney
22 Oct 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 58932, 35th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 35th Infantry Battalion, from 9th Training Battaliion
20 Dec 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 58932, 35th Infantry Battalion, onboard HMAT Runic
5 Mar 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 58932, 35th Infantry Battalion

Samuel James Abel Nathaniel Summerton Mason

From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery

A forgotten digger of The Great War and Sandgate Cemetery.
92 years ago today, on the 27th June 1927, Samuel James Abel Nathaniel Summerton Mason, 35th Battalion, labourer from Hawker Street, Quirindi, New South Wales and Stockton, N.S.W. and Mayfield, N.S.W. and Merewether, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 28. ANGLICAN 1-08. 68.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135585322
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135598905
Born at Tamworth, New South Wales on the 18th January 1899 to Samuel James and Emily Cecilia Mason nee Barnes of Union Street, Wickham, New South Wales, Samuel enlisted May 1918 at Quirindi, N.S.W. with the 10th General Service (N.S.W.) Reinforcements.
Samuel returned home February 1920 with his wife Florence May Mason nee Jackson (married 7.7.1919 at Hampstead, London, United Kingdom, died? - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135591623).
Name not located on any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour.
For 91 years Mr Mason had been resting with his older brother Harold Clyde Mason, who died 1919, his name not inscribed on the headstone, so I have placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=404127#grave-photo-1
Many thanks to Elizabeth Hughes for the portrait photo of Mr Mason.
Lest We Forget

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born: 18/01/1899 Tamworth, NSW  (Birth Cert:7392/1899)

Father Samuel Mason (b.1873 - d. 25/10/1958) and
Mother Emily Cecilia Mason (nee Barnes b.1875 - d. 02/05/1937)
were married in 1896 at Quirindi, NSW  (Marriage Cert:1649/1896).
lived at Hawker Street, Quirindi, NSW
- both are buried in Sandgate General Cemetery, Portion Anglican_1; Section 54; Lot 49

They had at least 6 children
Harold C Mason
(b. 1897 Quirindi, NSW Birth Cert:15719/1897 - d. 21/06/1919 at Wickham, NSW
Death Cert:6728/1919).
Leslie Reuben Mason
(b. 1901 Quirindi, NSW Birth Cert:25701/1901 - d. 1982, NSW Death Cert:104909/1982).
Henry Thomas Mason
(b. 1904 Quirindi, NSW Birth Cert:6453/1904 - d. 1982, NSW Death Cert: 109006/1982).
Emily E Mason
(b. 1910 Quirindi, NSW Birth Cert:31045/1910 - d. 1910 Quirindi, NSW Death Cert:10831/1910).
Marjorie E Mason born 1912 at Quirindi, N.S.W. Birth Cert:21083/1912.

 

Samuel was described on enlisting as 19 years 3 months of age; single; 5' 8" tall; 147 lbs;
fair complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; Church of England.

06/05/1918  enlisted into WWI

21/06/1918  appointed to "C" Company, Liverpool Camp

17/07/1918  embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A30 Borda
                   as a Private with 10th (NSW) reinforcements, General Service
27/09/1918  disembarked into London, England

27/09/1918  marched out to 12th Training Battalion, England

05/10/1918  sick with Tonsilitis - admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Hurdcott
10/10/1918  marched in to 12th Training Battalion

13/10/1918  sick with Influenza - admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Hurdcott
22/10/1918  marched in to 12th Training Battalion

22/10/1918  transferred to the 35th Infantry Battalion in France

25/01/1919  marched in to Base Depot, France

07/02/1919  transferred to Establishment of Australian Infantry Base Depot, France

21/02/1919  transferred to 35th Infantry Battalion, France

07/07/1919  Married Florence May Jackson (b. 1897)
                   at St Stephen-the-Martyn Church, in Hampstead, London, England
                   (Marriage Cert: ME10,048)

20/12/1919  returned to Australia (with his wife) onboard the HMAT Runic
06/02/1920  disembarked into Melbourne, Victoria

05/03/1920  discharged from service

Medal:         British War medal (83545)

1920 Samuel and Florence lived at 8 St Edmonds Terrace, Regents Park, NSW.

1921 - a daughter was born.

1921  Samuel and Florence separated.

25/06/1927   passed away due to meningitis, at Newcastle Hospital
                   (Death Cert:7796/1927).

He was placed in an unmarked grave in the Sandgate General Cemetery. Thanks to Mr Gary Mitchell for his tireless 20 years research into the cemetery and to the Morphs Mens's Shed for erecting a wooden cross on the grave.

Buried in:    Sandgate General Cemetery, Sandgate (Newcastle), NSW
                  Portion: Anglican_1; Section 08; Lot 68
                  **buried with brother Harold Clyde Mason**

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  15/03/2017.  Lest we forget.

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Biography

Samuel James Abel Nathaniel MASON was born on 18th January 1899 in Tamworth, NSW

His parents were Samuel James MASON and Emily Cecilia BARNES

He had previous service with the Militia (13th Infantry, D Coy) before he enlisted on 6th May, 1918 with the Australian Army - he was with the 10th General Service (NSW) Reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Borda on 17th July, 1918 - the Nominal roll states he was a Private with the 35th Battalion

On 7th July, 1919 he married Florence May JACKSON at the St Stephen the Martyr Church, Hampstead, London

He returned to Australia on 11th Feb. 1920 on the ship Runic and was discharged on 5th March, 1920

Samuel contracted meningitis and died in Newcastle Hospital in 1927 - he is buried in the Church of England section of Sandgate Cemetery.

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