Private 21144 John Mason

Prescot Reporter 17/03/1916

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 07/11/1915
Previous Reg/Num: Next-of-kin: Mrs Harriet Mason (wife), 4 Church Road, Whiston, Lancs.

Age at death: 47
Date of death: 28th of January 1916 (Friday)
Born: Whiston, Prescot, Lancs
Resided: Whiston, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Heath Cemetery Harbonnieres - VIII. J. 16.

BMD details:
Marriage: 26/05/1890 John Mason to Harriet Entwistle at St Annes Church, West Derby, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 811.

Census details:
Not identified before 1891. 1891 - 22 years old 'Coal Miner' John is living at 25 Beach Road, Huyton with Roby with wife Harriet (22). Boarding at the address are Richard Hickson (30) with his wife Ellen Hickson (30) and their son Thomas Hickson (2). 1901 - Not found. (Military?) Wife Harriet Mason (33) and daughter Margaret Mason (9) are boarding with the Carmichael family in Huyton. 1911 - Sees 42 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' John living at 3 Mines Avenue, Whiston with wife Harriet (43) and three children: Margaret (19), Edith (8), Hilda (3).

Notes:
Private John Mason is also commemorated on [url=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-226-John_Mason.html] Prescot Roll of Honour.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/MasonJohn_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/MasonJohn_SLR_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Mason_J_21144_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Mason at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]