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MASON, Roland John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 453 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 28 September 1894, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Old Age natural causes, Nsw Australia, 6 August 1982, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 453, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 453, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart |
Personal Stories
Family history
I am Dr Peter Mason BDS(Univ. of Sydney 1963) DGDP(RCS London 1992) LRPS CPAGB , son of Roland John Mason who married my mother Kathleen Doris Reardon in 1940 when he was in his late forties, I was born in Randwick Sydney
on 27th September 1941. Dad was severely wounded and was considered TPI
Due to his war record I had the privilege of a great education with University fees and books paid for. He came to live in England in 1977 and visited the war graves in France where he has served, he returned to Australia in his latter years
where his pension and health care took good care of him. Father died age 89.
I hope this is of interest to readers. Peter Mason
Submitted 25 December 2014 by Peter Mason
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