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MASSON, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 762 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Enlisted at Pittsworth, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunnottar, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Broxburn, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Barras School, Stonehaven, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - upper body, General Hospital, Gibraltar, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery Grave D. 2990. Chaplain C.S. Burnell officiated, Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 762, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pittsworth, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 762, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 762, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 762, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 762 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the son of Joseph and Eliza Jane Masson, of Brewlane, Kinneff, Scotland.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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