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William MASON

Regimental number2791
Place of birthSurry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolPitt Row Public School, Parramatta, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address18 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, J Mason, 18 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 33), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Annie MASON, Queen Victoria Street, West Kogarah, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Family/military connectionsBrother Pte J J Mason killed in action 5/8/16.

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