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|Army number=4456288 | |Army number=4456288 | ||
|Rank=Pte | |Rank=Pte | ||
|Age= | |Age=78 at the time of his death. | ||
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date known but probably late Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably around 21st May 1940. Repatriated. Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 28/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11th A & S H 43/45. | ||
|Task or role= | |Task or role=Bugler. | ||
|Prisoner of War=20A, 10525 | |Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag Number 20A - Torun, Poland. PoW Number 10525. | ||
|Home address=65, Wooler Crescent, Gateshead | |Home address=Worked as a Coal Miner. Lived at 25, Walker Street, Teams, Gateshead. Lived at 65, Wooler Crescent, Gateshead. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |||
|Date of birth=10/12/1919 - birth registered January 1920 - mother's maiden surname Temple. | |||
|Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Band. | |||
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | |||
|Promotions=None known. | |||
|Wounded=Not as far as is known. | |||
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered June 1998, Northumberland Central. | |||
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Revision as of 12:11, 28 March 2020
Personnel Entry
Name Mason David
Army number 4456288
Rank Pte
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 10/12/1919 - birth registered January 1920 - mother's maiden surname Temple.
Age 78 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date known but probably late Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably around 21st May 1940. Repatriated. Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 28/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11th A & S H 43/45.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Band.
Task or role Bugler.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag Number 20A - Torun, Poland. PoW Number 10525.
Died/Killed in action Death registered June 1998, Northumberland Central.
Home address Worked as a Coal Miner. Lived at 25, Walker Street, Teams, Gateshead. Lived at 65, Wooler Crescent, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS