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John Kingsford Herbert Mason

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Kingsford Herbert Mason

April 17, 1952
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Military Service

Service Number:

O46990

Age:

30

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Crescent

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information

Born:

August 28, 1921
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 14, 1939
Georgetown, Ontario

Son of Douglas Herbert and Dorothy (nee Kingsford) Mason of Georgetown, Ontario. Husband of Elizabeth de Lisle(nee Robinson) of Father of Marion Thonia Mason, David Douglas Herbert Mason, and Philippa Kingsford Mason.

Commemorated on Page 28 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1952. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1952. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– Lieutenant JOHN KINGSFORD HERBERT MASON is commemorated on this plaque at Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Of the seven sailors named on this plaque who died in 1952, five died on April 17, and two died on April 18, presumably under the same circumstances.

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    Memorial Plaque – Lieutenant JOHN KINGSFORD HERBERT MASON is commemorated on this plaque at Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Of the seven sailors named on this plaque who died in 1952, five died on April 17, and two died on April 18, presumably under the same circumstances.
  • Memorial Plaque– Dedication Plaque, Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Memorial Plaque – Dedication Plaque, Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Monument– Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Monument – Canadian Peacetime Sailors Monument in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Newspaper Clipping– This news report appears at page 31 of the June 1952 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This news report appears at page 31 of the June 1952 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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