Lieutenant Cecil John Mason
| Date of Birth | 13 September 1897 |
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| Age at Death | 20 |
| Date of Death | 21 April 1918 |
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| Military Service | 54th Squadron Royal Air Force |
| Merton Address | 54 High Street, Wimbledon |
| Local Memorial | Wimbledon Parish Church |
Additional Information
Cecil was born on the 13 September 1897 to Thomas George and Cecilia Lily Mason, and baptised on the 1st of November at Wimbledon Parish Church. His father was a grocer, with a shop called Mason’s Stores located at 54 High Street, Wimbledon. The property included 12 rooms, where the family lived. The shop had been passed down through a few generations of Masons, and Cecil’s grandfather appears to have run the first post office in Wimbledon. Cecil had two older brothers, Herbert, an engineering student, and Thomas, and a younger sister, Vera.
Cecil attended Margate College, and initially joined the military as a Trooper in the 2nd City of London Yeomanry, service number 2859. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on the 27 September, 1917, and became a flying officer for the RAF on the 5 January, 1918. He was reported as missing on the 21 April, 1918, but wasn’t officially declared dead until 1919.