British Army Veterinary Corps
James MASON
Private
Died 16 March 1917 · Aged 46
Record discrepancy: This entry displays SE/15966, following the current CWGC casualty record. The CWGC grave-registration report gives 15968 and the headstone schedule gives SE/15968 for Mason. We have not been able to establish which number is correct. The earlier research number SE/5968 is not supported by the CWGC documents examined.
Current CWGC casualty record — SE/15966 · Grave-registration report — 15968 (doc5620502) · Headstone schedule — SE/15968 (doc5620511)
His story
James Mason worked as a carman and was living in Windlesham in 1911. He was the son of Richard and Mary Francis Mason and was married to Annie.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps private, recorded with No. 4 Reserve Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 16 March 1917, aged 46. His recorded burial place is Windlesham Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Carman
- Residence recorded
- Windlesham
- Family
- Son of Richard and Mary Francis Mason, of Windlesham; husband of Annie Mason, of Beech Cottages, Updown Hill, Windlesham.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/15966
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 4 Reserve Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 16 March 1917
- Age
- 46
- Cemetery or memorial
- Windlesham Cemetery
- Grave reference
- L. 14.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave — individual memorial
- CWGC original grave or headstone record
- Research record number: 183
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “James Mason”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/mason-james-se-5968/.
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