Sapper John Marshall Mason
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Mason,
John Marshall
Date of birth: 1883-11-09
Place of birth: Leeds Yorkshire England
Next of kin: Mrs M Mason,48 Hedley St. Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Other Engineers
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-04
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Highland Cemetery, Roclincourt, II. C. 55.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 75713
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
- Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Sapper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 14, 1916 with 29th Battalion. Killed at St. Vaast
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 262567
LAC ID:
202627
Service file: B6013-S003
Uploader's Notes: Husband of Ivy Mason, of 50A, Theaker Lane, Armley, Leeds, England. 3 years and 9 months prior service with Yorkshire Light Infantry; and, with 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. After being wounded while serving with the 29th Battalion, he returned to France with the CRT on February 24, 1917. He was granted permission to marry on February 13, 1917. He made his Will out March 18, 1917.
War Diary reports at 4 p.m. 11 men killed and 27 wounded by H.E. shell bursting in hut.
War Diary reports at 4 p.m. 11 men killed and 27 wounded by H.E. shell bursting in hut.
Uploader's Research notes: 29th Battalion Nominal roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion 29th Battalion Nominal roll Sapper Army Canadian Railway Troops 5th Battalion, CRT ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-05-06