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| Casualty No.: |
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Ranks: |
Private |
Initials: |
M |
Service No.: |
25/143 |
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| Date of Birth : |
- |
Place of Birth : |
West Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
Age at Death: |
32 |
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| Unit: |
25th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish). |
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| Place Enlisted: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Place of Residence: |
Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
| Home Address: |
10 Dale Street, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
| Previous Address: |
1 Beech Grove Terrace South, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham, and 8 South View, West Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. |
| Civilian Employment: |
Miner at Clara Vale Colliery. Former labourer. |
| How Died: |
Missing in action. Reported killed in action in February 1917. |
| Date of Death: |
Saturday 1st July 1916 |
| Place of Death: |
La Boiselle, Somme, France. |
| Battle/Campaign: |
Battles of the Somme, France, 1916.
Battle of Albert, 1st - 13th July 1916.
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| Locally Commemorated: |
Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Clara Vale Colliery Memorial, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
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| UK Commemorated: |
- |
| Overseas Commemorated: |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Buried: |
No known grave |
| Decoration and Medals: |
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| Photographs: |
1 |
| Service Records: |
No |
| Death Notice/Obituary: |
Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 15th February 1917.
Blaydon Courier, page 8, 24th February 1917.
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| Family Details: |
Mason was the son of Francis Carr. Husband of Isabella Carr. Three children. Brothers; Robert and William, and a sister Margaret. |
| Notes : |
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| Sources Used: |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Soldiers Died in the Great War.
Hexham Herald, 24th February 1917.
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