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MASON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 531 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowling Alley Point, New South Wales, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Bowling Alley Point, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bowling Alley Point Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Lutzow, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 18, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nundle Bowling Alley Point Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 531, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 531, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 531, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Maria Mason of 29 William Street, West Tamworth, NSW. Brother of Mary Sipple nee Mason
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Boer War
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