MASON, Frederick Foster
| Service Number: | 333 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 19 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yarra Junction, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Houplines, France, 28 January 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 27, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour, Yarra Junction War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 333, 37th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 333, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 333, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
From his Red Cross Wounded and Missing file Mason was killed in action during a raid on the German trenches at Houplines by the 37th Battalion on 28 January 1917. The wire was not cut and casualties were heavy, the enemy machine guns opened fire whilst the raiders were trying to get over the wire and they did not get into the enemy trenches. 13 men from the unit were killed during this raid.
His entry on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial gives his place of association as Melbourne Victoria. His mother entered Terang Victoria as his place of connection. He is remembered on the Yarra Junction Cenotaph and Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour. His parents lived at Toorak after the war.
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