MASSON, Albert
| Service Number: | 7172 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 8 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Le Cateau Communal Cemetery Row I, Grave No. 54, Le Cateau Communal Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Wickham Public School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7172, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 7172, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 7172, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert’s two brothers 3191 Pte. Henry Masson and 3185 Pte. William M.D. Masson, both of the 53rd Battalion AIF, had enlisted together and were killed in action on the same day at Peronne, 1 September 1918. Both are buried in the Peronne Cemetery.
Another brother, 9442 Adam Andrew Allan Masson enlisted at the age of 16 and served with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade; returned to Australia in 1919.
Albert was 26 when he enlisted in October, 1917. He got to France in May, 1918, was wounded in August but later rejoined his battalion. He never returned to Australia, dying from influenza in December, 1918.
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