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MASON Gerald Francis Lieut
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20950
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- SKR/DAT/IP/20950
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Title (The name of the record)
- MASON Gerald Francis Lieut
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: MASON;
Forename(s): Gerald Francis;
Initials: GF;
Rank: Lieut;
Previous Battalion: 3 of;
Previous Regiment: Hants Regt;
Date of transfer to MGC: 10-Apr-1916;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 64 Coy;
Other MGC Unit Served (1): 12 Coy;
How killed: D;
Where: UK;
When killed: 01-Sep-1917;
Other Data: Denstone College Register 1873-1930: at School 1910-1914. Prefect 1914, XV 1914, gazetted to commsn Hants Regt 3/2/1915 before 17th birthday. Promoted Lieut. Transf to MGC. Went France Sept 1916. W in five places May 1917. Transf Tank Corps. Acc killed in M/Cycle acc 1/9/1917.
Wounded 3/5/1917 (war diary)
joined 64 Coy 5/10/1916;Other Notes: MASON, Lieutenant, GERALD FRANCIS, 3rd Bn. Hampshire Regiment attd. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 1st September 1917. Near East end of Church. Kingsley (St. Nicholas) Old Churchyard - Hampshire, United Kingdom.;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4ef86c73-71f0-4c54-b786-a11b8314fe02/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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MASON Gerald Francis Lieut