Ernest Edward MASON

Regimental number44755
OccupationOrchardist
Next of kinFather, E Mason, Surrey Orchards, Te Kauwhata via Mercer
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit15th (North Auckland) Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 7 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNine elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 10), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Alice Mason, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 13