| Regimental number | 3193 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| School | Bendigo State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 134.5 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Masin, cnr Daley and Smith Streets, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Compulsory Military Training (15 days) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Royal Park Camp, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 58th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He died of pneumonia. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XVIA, Row C, Grave No. 12), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Ellen MASON |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 February 1917, and marched into 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, the same day. Found guilty, 19 June 1917, of neglecting to obey a routine order, 15 June 1917: award, admonished. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 25 June 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 19 September 1917, and marched into Convalescent Training Depot, Bulford, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 87 days. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 27 September 1917, and classified 'B1A4'. Marched into No 15 Training Bn, Codford, 15 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 5 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 8 December 1917; taken on strength of 58th Bn, in the field, 11 December 1917. Posted as absent without leave, 13 August 1918. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 16 September 1918, declares Pte. MASON as illegally absent. Traced, 4 October 1918. Admitted to No 41 Stationary Hospital, 8 October 1918 (asthma, then diagnoses changed to pneumonia). Died, 14 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia). Buried by Reverend J.D. Parker, Arole Dury, no date stated. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MASON Robert |
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