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MASON, Francis William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5412 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Allans Flat, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Staghorn Flat Avenue Of Honour Memorial, Wodonga St. Stephen's Church Great War Honour Roll, Yackandandah Staghorn Flat State School Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5412, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5412, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5412, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5412, 57th Infantry Battalion, Remained with unit | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5412, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Concussion from shell, buried and struck by earth on knee - earlier hit to knee at Christmas 1917, got hit again. Unable to walk | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5412, 57th Infantry Battalion |
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