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Henry Herbert MASON

Regimental number1956
Place of birthDunnedoo, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGilgandra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, William Henry Mason, Balladooran, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 22 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22.9
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Mary MASON, Eumungerie, New South Wales. Native of Dunedoo, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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