Edward Francis MASON

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Service Number:	1785
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1785, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
17 Mar 1915:	Involvement Private, 1785, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915:	Embarked Private, 1785, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney

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Son Frank and Blanch Mason of 44 Taplin Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Edward did 2 years Compulsory Training before enlisting

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