MASON Alfred Charles 7595807, Cpl
died 15.2.42 and 16.2.42 aged 29 years, RAOC. Son of Artur
Ernest and Dorothy mason, husband of Edith mason of Hall Green, Birmingham
(CWGC).
More accurately his death was actually ‘eye witnessed’ as being on 15 February
1942 (because Cpl. Mason was trapped below decks as the vessel was sunk)
by Sgt. R. Sandilands, RAOC and attested in a letter from Sandilands dated
24.11.45
“… Cpl. Mason, Ptes. E. Fletcher and J. Carr were below deck when Japanese
cruiser started shelling, and there they remained until our M.L. sunk and they
were drowned
…”. Sandilands also reconfirms this fact that Cpl Mason died by drowning on
15.2.42 at 6.00am as ML311 was sunk by a Japanese cruiser in Banka Strait,
NEI on a schedule form ‘Cas. (L) Interrogation Form No.1’ held in file WO361/316
in the UK National Archives.
(Research by Michael Pether
[email protected])