Roy St Clair MASON

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Service Number:	4848
Enlisted:	27 October 1915, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ellendale, Tasmania, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Glenora State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 19 September 1917
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

27 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4848, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania
18 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4848, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
18 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4848, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
24 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion, Reverted back to Private on the 23 August 1916

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Son of William John Mason and Henrietta Cornelia Charlotte Mason of 89 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania. Brother of Olga Phyllis Mason

Previously served in the cadets.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal