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MASON, Ambrose
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3402 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia, 22 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Riverstone, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Riverstone Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot XV, Row AA, Grave No. 8, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Riverstone and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3402, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3402, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3402, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 27 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 3402, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3402 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-05 |
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From Riverstone Historical Society & Museum
Cpl Ambrose Mason who was killed in action in France on 5 November 1916.
Ambrose went to school at Riverstone Public School. At that time the school was located in the building which now houses the Museum. He trained to be a teacher and was posted to schools around Corowa in country New South Wales.
He enlisted in the A.I.F. and departed from Australia on 5 October 1915, along with Phil Bambridge, Eric Mathews, and John Hayward, all from Riverstone.
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