MASON, Cecil Alfred John
(Service number 80096)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 09/02/1898 | Place of Birth | Mataura |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o P. O. Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Augustus MASON (father), High Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 42nd Reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 September 1975 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Cecil Alfred John Mason was born on 9 February 1898 at Mataura, the younger son of Augustus and Emily (née Smith) Mason. He was educated at Tuturau School. Private Mason embarked with the 42nd Reinforcements on 1 August 1918. Cecil married Ethel May Phillips in 1924. He died on 17 September 1975 at Timaru and was buried with Ethel in the Waimate Lawn Cemetery (ashes?). His brother Harry also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [12 September 2020]; School Admission record [12 September 2020]; Waimate Lawn Cemetery burial record & headstone image (Waimate District Council) [12 September 2020]
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