James MASON

Main CPGW Record

Surname: MASON

Forename(s): James

Place of Birth: Howgill (near Sedbergh), Yorkshire

Service No: 5371

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion

Division: 33rd Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1916-08-18

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8C.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: HOWGILL, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

James Mason was the son of Edward and Margaret Mason, née Shaw. Both parents were born at Dent, Yorkshire.

1881 Howgill, Yorkshire Census: Smithy - James Mason, aged 3 years, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire, son of Edward and Margaret Mason.

1891 Howgill, Yorkshire Census: Thwaite - James Mason, aged 13 years, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire. [James was employed by Elizabeth Sedgwick, Farmer.]

The British Army Service Record for James Mason exists but may be incomplete. [James joined the Army in 1896.]

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte James Mason, 5371, L'pool R. Qualifying date [for 1914 Star]: 12.8.14. K. in A.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte James Mason, 5371, 6th [sic] KLR.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte James Mason, 1/5371, 4th Bn Liverpool Regt. Date and Place of Death: 18.8.16. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Sister - Mrs Margaret E. Slinger £7 6s. 5d. Brother - John £18 16s. 6d. Brother - Edwin £7 6s. 6d. Brother - Edward £7 6s. 5d. Brother - William S. Pte 17th T.R. Btn. £7 6s. 5d. Brother - Thomas £7 6s. 6d.

A short biography of James is included in: ‘Sedbergh and District 1914-1918 – But who shall return the children?’ Compiled by Sedbergh and District History Society. Edited by Diane Elphick (2016).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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