Neil Mason (1898 - 1917)

Born 28 Apr 1898 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 13 Oct 1917 at age 19 in Belgium

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Biography

Private Neil Mason served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: Unknown
Unit(s): 10th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Service ended: October 13, 1917

Neil Mason died from his wounds during World War I.

Neil was born in 1898. He was the son of William Mason and Jeanie Brown. ^[1]

Neil is listed at the Campbeltown War Memorial

World War I

Neil served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Battalion. He died of wounds during the Battle of Passchendaele October 13 1917. ^[2]

His brother Daniel also fought with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was killed in France April 23, 1917.

Sources

1. ↑ Statutory registers - Births Ref# 507 / 99 ScotlandsPeople (Fee required for details)

   NEIL BROWN MASON

   April 28, 1898, Saddell Street, Campbeltown

   Father: William Mason, Distillery Workman

   Mother: Jeanie Brown

   Parents Marriage: November 25, 1881, Campbeltown

   Informant: William Mason, Father

2. ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission

   Private N MASON

   Service Number: 300219

   Regiment & Unit/Ship: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Bn.

   Died 13 October 1917

   Buried or commemorated at:

   DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY, I. D. 58., Belgium

• Find A Grave: Memorial #12160295: accessed 04 December 2023), memorial page for Private Neil Brown Mason (28 Apr 1898–13 Oct 1917), citing Duhallow ADS Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium; Maintained by Joelle Colville-Hanson (contributor 48735492).