Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Vis-En-Artois Memorial | Panel 3. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 33C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Insurance Official.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers |
9th (Service) Battalion Formed at Hounslow on 21 August 1914 as part of K1 and attached to 36th Brigade, 12th (Eastern) Division. Landed in France in May 1915. |
| Action : The Second Battles of Arras 1918 |
26 August - 3 September 1918. In a replica of the experience on the Somme which was happening concurrently a few miles further south, the old battlefields around Arras, so bitterly fought over in 1917 were taken and the Germans challenged on the Hindenburg Line. The Drocourt-Queant sector, which had proven such an obstacle in previous years was taken by the 3rd September and with the Hindenburg line broken in the sector the advance was again possible.
Previous Units:
Middlesex. R. Pte. 87333 from 10 Aug 1917 to 22 Aug 1917
2/4 Lond. R. G.S/67741 from 23 Aug 1917 to 28 Mar 1918
9/R. Fusiliers from 10 Aug 1918 to 28 Aug 1918.
Another comments shows Formerly 295501, R.A.S.C.
Detail :
Birmingham Mail 24 September 1918 - Private Harry Cecil Mason (20), Royal Fusiliers, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Mason of 10, Ashfield Road, King's Heath. He joined the Army about two years ago, was invalided home last March suffering from shell shock, and returned to the front a few months ago. Before enlistment he was on the staff of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Masefield No. 2034 E.C. | Worcestershire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
17th February 1917 | 12th March 1917 | 10th April 1917 |
Harry was a Lewis Mason being initiated aged 18 1/2 years, one of three on the roll initiated below the age of 19. Despite that he is not the youngest Freemason to have perished (See THEODORE-SMITH). He, his father and his g.father were members of the same lodge.
A commemorative tablet, "erected in loving remembrance, by the brethren of the Lodge" at Masefield's Temple building exists: "In Fraternal Memory of Brother Harry Cecil Mason of the 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Initiated in this Masonic Lodge. Born July 24th 1898. Killed on Active Service in France August 28th 1918. In the Great War. "Frater ave atque vale" [Brother, hail and farewell]
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley