While playing squash at the Country Club at about 6 pin, January, Captain ME A. F. Mason, of the First Battalion Durham Light Infantry, vas suddenly solaed with hon alsace and died soon after wands. "Captain Mason, who leaves mother and two sisters, Joined his regiment about fifteen "years ago was promoted to. his captaincy ely last ye Caplain MAT. Mason was born Cadogan" Square, London, "on November 8, 1005, the son of the late Major P. G. Mason, DSO, 3rd Drayoon "Guards, and Birs, Mason.
We waa educated ab "Wellington ud Sandhurst. He joined the tst Battalion The Durham Light Infantry at Ballykinder, Northern eland, on onuary 29, 1025, and served with them continuously except for a short spell in" 193%,. when he. wag. ployed as a Star Ofleer In Palestine, Caplain Mason was a. Keen horse~ aman and games player in general He was extremely" popular with all membery of his Regiment.
The funeral, a Military one was held'on January 7, The cert. tie left "from the Chapel. of he Tnterational Funeral" Direc tors on ilaochow Road a litle before "three o'clock, ted, by. an escort of mounted 'Shanghai 'Muni cipal Polle the band of the Durham Light Infantry, and. troops, At the Bubbling Wel" Cemetery where Jelerment (ook place, the casket, which was draped. with the 'Union Jack, upon which' ested. the cap find side-arms of the. OMleer, Was Femoved from the, funeral-conch by ight members of the Durham Light Infantry and' ome tothe. grave Religious services were in charge of Rev, L, Vann, senior chaplain the British Defence Forces, Shanghai Aten. Following the lowering of the casket into the grave, te fung party fired a volley followed by the sounding-of the "Last Post" ana "Ttevelle" and the rendering of " hymn by the band of the Durham Light Infantry.
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