MASON, John Leslie
| Service Number: | 3356 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mudgee District School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 3 May 1963, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Floral Court AIF Wall Panel N, 189 |
| Memorials: | Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3356, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3356, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3356, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John transferred to the 53rd Battalion when he reached Egypt in early 1916. He served for almost three years, being wounded by shrapnel in the left arm on 1 September 1918. He was evacuated to England and returned to Australia during early 1919.
He lost two brothers during the war, 3215 Pte. Ernest William Mason 56th Battalion AIF, was killed in action in Belgium 23 September 1917, aged 31 and 3411 Pte. Clarence Russell Mason 13th Battalion AIF died as a prisoner of war in Germany on 30 October 1918, aged 22, 12 days before the Armistice.
His father also passed away in Mudgee during June 1917, when his three sons were away on active service.