British Army Veterinary Corps
Charles William Edward MASON
Sergeant
Died 3 July 1916 · Aged 32
His story
Charles William Edward Mason worked as a carman in Crowborough, Sussex.
His next of kin was his wife, Ede Mason.
He served as a Sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps. His medal record gives 20 August 1914 as the date of his first qualifying service in France. He died after discharge.
He died on 3 July 1916, aged 32. His burial is recorded at Crowborough Burial Ground.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Carman
- Residence recorded
- Crowborough
- Family
- Ede Mason - wife
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- 535
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Service status
- Died after discharge
- Theatre of war
- France, 20 August 1914
Medals and commemoration
- 1914 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 3 July 1916
- Age
- 32
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Tuberculosis
- Cemetery or memorial
- Crowborough Burial Ground
- Grave reference
- A. 346.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 92
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Charles William Edward Mason”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/mason-charles-william-edward-535/.
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