MASON, Searle Dwyer
(Service number 7/1556)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 September 1892 | Place of Birth | NMt Victoria, New South Wales, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Theodocia Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John MASON (father), Theodocia Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 November 1953 | Age | 61 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Glenfield Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Searle Dwyer Mason was born in 1892 in New South Wales, Australia, the son of Joseph John (John) and Bertha Bridget Mason. He was educated at the Marist Brothers School at Timaru and the Timaru High School. His father was on the staff of the Timaru Herald. Gaining his commision in the Royal Air Force in May 1917, S. D. Mason joined the Soomerset Light Infantry. On 3 March 1919 he received promotion. Searle married Lucy Margaret Hawkes in 1928. Searle also served in World War II.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [28 May 2018]; Timaru Herald,16 August 1919 (Papers Past) [22 May 2018]
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