ARTHUR-MASON, William Norman
Service Number: | 476 |
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Enlisted: | 7 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Reading, Berkshire,England, 1897 |
Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Petersham Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Dairyman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Pope's Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 September 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row F, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: He did his duty simply, bravely and in the doing died, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
7 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 476, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 476, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 476, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 5 years
Son of George and Sarah Rosetta Arthur-Mason of 'Peronne', 160 Cavendish Street, Stanmore, NSW formerly of 279 Stanmore Road, Petersham, NSW. Brother of Elizabeth Marguerite Arthur-Mason and Eric H. Arthur-Mason
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victoy Medal
Also served in the Cadets for 4 years