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MASON, Herbert Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 137 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, 25 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Rushworth, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queen's College, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist |
| Died: | 1 June 1967, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria Cremated ashes deposited in Rose Garden, Garden Bed 1, Section RP, Position 61 |
| Memorials: | Rushworth War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 137, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 137, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 137, 8th Light Horse Regiment, From Alexandria, Egypt to Anzac Cove per HMT Menominee | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 137, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW fractured right wrist, GSW right knee requiring amputation |
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