BORN GAINSBOROUGH, LINCS 1888. SON OF FRANK ROBINSON (1863-1927) AND EMMA MASON.
HE WAS A GROCER’S ASSISTANT, BOARDING AT 43 THORESBY STREET, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. TRAINED AT CHATHAM, KENT. SERVED IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, 12TH SIGNAL TROOPS, AND 22ND MOUNTED BRIGADE. DIED OF MALARIA, IN EGYPT, ON 17/10/1918, AGED 30.
HE MARRIED DOROTHY LUCY SELLER (1893-1978) AT HULL. IN 1915.
WIDOW DOROTHY LUCY (DOUTHWAITE) LIVED AT 86, CLUMBER STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION, PROBATE, AND 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS). HE LEFT £51 IN HIS WILL TO DOROTHY. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE ALSO LEFT TO HIS WIDOW WHO MOVED TO 26 ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL.
| Name | George Herbert Mason. Robinson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
| Death Date | 17 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria |
| Enlistment Place | Hull – 86, Clumber Street, Princes Avenue, Hull |
| Rank | Pioneer |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 475861 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
| Comments | 22Nd Mounted Bde., R.E. |
First name:
GEORGE HERB. MASON
Regiment:
Military Number:
475861
Rank:
Pioneer
Date Died
17/10/1918
Place died:
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Age:
30
