MASON, Leonard
(Service number 7/91)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 06/03/1888 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13/08/1914 | Age | 26 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Groom for Ferguson & Heney of Woodbury | ||
| Previous Military Experience | None | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Robert Mason (father) Opoho, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Canterbury | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | NZ Army Service Corps | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Army Service Corps | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt, Gallipoli | ||
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Death
| Date | 9 July 1976 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Taupo | ||
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