Captain
Dudley
William
Mason
GC
Born in Surbiton, Surrey, England
Ancestors 
Son of Charles John L Mason
and Agnes Ellen (Cozier) Mason
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 85
in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2017
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Biography
Dudley Mason GC was awarded the George Cross.
Dudley Mason GC is Notable.
Dudley William Mason was born in Surbiton, Surrey on 7 October 1901. [1]
In 1911, he was living with his parents in Long Ditton [2]
- Charles Mason Head Married Male 33 1878 Chauffeur Domestic Essex Buckhurst Hill
- Agnes Mason Wife Married Female 34 1877 - Oxfordshire Swerford
- Charles Mason Son - Male 10 1901 School Surrey Putney
- Dudley Mason Son - Male 9 1902 School Surrey Ditton Hill
His first wife was Elsie A Coates, they were married in Hendon in 1920 [3]
Dudley was master of the tanker SS Ohio during the Second World War. It was a 14,000 ton tanker, that could carry 1,000 tons of fuel. In 1942, 14 vessels, including the Ohio, were formed into a convoy to deliver essential supplies to the island of Malta, it was called Operation Pedestal.
The Ohio was hit by Italian torpedoes in August 1942, and was continuously shelled for 4 days. Dudley and his crew managed to steer the stricken ship into port, despite the on board fires and lack of any compass. He was awarded the George Cross for this operation on 8 September 1942.
Dudley married his second wife Vera M M Macquire (nee De Smitt) in Bristol in 1948. [4]
Dudley William Mason GC passed away in Brockenhurst, Hampshire on 26 April 1987 [5] [6]
Sources
- ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index MASON, DUDLEY WILLIAM (mother COZIER) GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in KINGSTON ON THAMES Volume 02A Page 410
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWD9-HJ9 : 8 July 2019),
- ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1924 Hendon vol 3a page 517
- ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q1 1948 Bristol vol 7b page 333
- ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index MASON, DUDLEY WILLIAM DOB 1901 GRO Reference: DOR Q2/1987 in NEW FOREST (4941) Volume 20 Page 286
- ↑ Probate Calendar
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Rejected matches › William E. Mason (abt.1899-) › William Allen Mason Jr (1902-1987) › William Clarence Mason (1903-1986)
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