Regimental number | 5576 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Hamilton Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S G Mason, 19 Union Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Brigade, Newcastle NSW. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, October 1916, Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 23), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Wilson and the late Sarah Grace MASON. Native of Newcastle, New South Wales |