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Jul 16, 1898
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Born in Tantallon, Nova Scotia to James and
Hannah (nee Dauphinee) Mason
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Apr 12, 1918
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Attested into the 1st Depot Battalion,
Nova Scotia Regiment CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Number 3202044
Ø Next of kin given as Hannah
Mason, mother, 29 Almon St., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Carpenter
o Later noted as Fisherman
Ø Previous military experience
given as 66th Regiment
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the 6th
Regimental Draft
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May 16, 1918
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Embarked the SS Valacia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 27, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Bramshott and placed in the Segregation Camp at Frensham Pond to ensure
there were no cases of Influenza in the group.
Transferred to the 17th Reserve
Battalion
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Jun 25, 1918
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Released from the segregation camp and reported
to the 17th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott
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Sep 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 85th Battalion
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Sep 13, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 85th
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 19, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp, and before
he could join the 85th Battalion at the front, he was transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 20, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Mason
joined the 21st Battalion at front on the Arras – Cambrai Road at
Canal du Nord
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the liberation of Iwuy, France, Private
Mason received a bullet wound to his face that fractured his jaw in 2 places
and was evacuated to the No. 9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid
before being transported to the No. 33 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 18 General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Oct 14, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 20 General Hospital in
Camiers
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Jan 10, 1919
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Brighton
On arrival in Britain, he was admitted to the
Southwark Military Hospital, East Dulwich Grove, London
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Queen Mary’s Hospital in
Sidcup
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May 8, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General
Hospital in Orpington
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May 21, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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May 31, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to Montreal, Quebec where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 4
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Jun 1, 1919
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Admitted to the Ste. Anne de Bellevue Hospital in
Montreal for treatment to the wounds in his jaw
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Jun 2, 1919
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Granted leave until June 16, 1919
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Jun 16, 1919
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Granted leave until July 16, 1919
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Jul 16, 1919
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Granted leave until August 6, 1919
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Aug 25, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital and posted to
Military District No. 4 Casualty Company in Montreal
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Aug 26, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 95250
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number C57417
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 29 Almon St., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 29 Almon St., Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Sep 9, 1944
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Stanley Mason is presumed to have drowned when
motor schooner he was aboard sunk in a storm in the Northwest
Territories. According to news
reports, his body was never recovered and is remembered in the Pioneer Cemetery
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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