Service Details
Name:
MASON
Given Name:
JOHN NORMAN
Initials:
J N
Rank:
Lieutenant
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Regiment:
Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
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Unit:
1st/1st
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Former Regiment:
formerly 1st Rhodesia Regiment
Date of Death:
1918-10-13
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Date of Birth:
1886-03-09
Age:
32
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received at El Reinte, on 27th September
Decorations:
M C
Citations:
LG Sup 7 November 1918 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the squadron was suddenly fired on at daybreak he collected three men on the spur of the moment and charged a large body of the enemy with drawn swords, inflicting several casualties and putting them to flight. He then fought his way back, assisting one of his wounded men some way until the man died. Thanks to his courage and determination, his squadron leader had time to rally his squadron and consolidate his position."
Additional
Information:
Son of Elizabeth Whinneral Mason, of Ulverston, Lancs, and the late Thomas Walton Mason; husband of Effie Mason, of 11, Leinster Square, Rathmines, Dublin. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
Egypt
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Cemetery:
ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
B. 89.

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