Mason, Peter –

Eldest son of Margaret Mason, of Brooklands, Abergele, Denbighshire, and the late William Tate Mason, M.A., a revered schoolmaster. Educated at Perse Grammar School, Cambridge and St. John’s College, Cambridge. M.A. Commissioned 07/07/1916. Attached 1st Bn., King’s Royal Rifle Corps.

Personal details

  • Surname: Mason
  • Forename: Peter
  • Date of birth: November 21st, 1895
  • Birth place: Abergele, Denbighshire
  • Place of residence: Abergele, Denbighshire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: February 17th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 6th (Regular Reserve) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Enlistment date: February 4th, 1916 - 1916-02-04
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: IV. G. 5.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 09/03/1917 09/03/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 7g

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