Fred MASON

Regimental number51178
OccupationButcher
Next of kinWife, Mrs H L Mason, Terminus Hotel, Napier
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Larenza and Sarah Mason, Fenton, Staffs, England; Wife: Hazel L. Mason, 24 Nelson Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 14