Also Served: Arthur Thomas Mason - Arthur Thomas MASON
32 Scotchbarn Lane, Prescot Pte 1950, 5th Bn., South Lancashire Regiment Arthur was born in Farnworth, Widnes, in 1897, the son of George and Eliza Mason. By the 1911 census, his family lived at 138 Warrington Road, Prescot.
He attested for military service on 5th August 1914. Aged 17, he gave his occupation as 'Labourer' at the Wire Works. After training he went to France on 12th February 1915.
Arthur was reported wounded in the Manchester Evening news of October 9th, 1915
Courtesy of John Yates
He was also wounded in August 1916 and returned to the UK for treatment. He was noted in the Liverpool daily Post of 23rd August 1916, giving his address as Scotchbarn Lane, Prescot.
Arthur was renumbered to 240328 in February 1917 and then on August 1917 he went to Mesopotamia, where he remained until returning to the UK on 8th April 1919. It seems likely that he was transferred to the 6th Battalion of the Regiment in support of this posting
Arthur was disembodied on 6th May 1919
Arthur emigrated to the USA on 1st April 1920 on ss. Baltic out of Liverpool bound for New York. At this time, he gave his occupation as 'Mechanic' and he was still single. He lived at Rochelle Park in New Jersey, where he possibly died in 1978
Additional research by John Yates
Ref. No.: A1195
|
