The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Trooper Charles Mason |
Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Charles Henry Mason
Ancestor's date of birth: 25/05/1882
Ancestor's date of death: 08/09/1959
Cause of Death: Not Stated
Service Number: 4197
Colony or State of enlistment: NZ Place of Enlistment: Kirikiriroa Waikato
Unit: Number 22 Company
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): CPL, Date Effective: Not stated
Murray Page: Not applicable - did not serve in an Australian unit
Contingent: Seventh New Zealand
Ship: sailed from Wellington on the Gulf of Taranto, Date of Sailing: 06/04/1901
Memorial details: Not stated
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with SA 1901 SA 1902 Transvaal, Orange Free State clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Not stated
Reasons to go and fight: He was already serving in the No 1 Waikato Mounted Rifles.
Details of service in war: New Zealand's Seventh Contingent, which was intended to replace the Fourth Contingent, reached South Africa in May 1901
Service and life after the Boer War: On the 13th July 1904 he won a shooting belt with the 1st Waikato Mounted Rifles Volunteers
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Brent Jones, Norfolk Island
Relationship to Ancestor: Great Grandfather
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