William MASON

Regimental number25/507
OccupationBaker
Next of kinFather, W Mason, Mercer
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot V, Row I, Grave No 10), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William and Ellen Mason, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 4

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