Fl. Officer Henry Oscar 'Oscar' MASON

1913 - 1945  (31 years)

• Name	Henry Oscar 'Oscar' MASON
  Prefix	Fl. Officer
  Birth	14 Feb 1913	Collingwood,Vic,Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 1945	Mount Kamesnica,Yugoslavia
  Burial	1948	Belgrade War Cemetery,Uliga Baju Sekulica,Yugoslavia
  Person ID	I11	FHC016 - Martin (Wood/Hill) Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Richard Henry 'Harry' MASON,   b. 30 Jan 1889, Camberwell Road,Hawthorn,Vic,Australia d. 10 Dec 1948, Pr. Henrys Hosp,Melbourne,Vic,Australia (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Lillian May 'Lily' MOSLEY,   b. 24 Jul 1890, Richmond,Vic,Australia d. 11 Jul 1959, Melb. Home & Hosp. for Aged,Cheltenham,Vic,Australia (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1910	St. Ignatius,Richmond,Vic,Australia
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eileen May Emily MONTGOMERIE,   b. 1909   d. 24 Jun 1998, Ballarat,Vic,Australia (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1939	St Marys Cathedral,Sydney,N. S. W,Australia
  Children	1. Michael Christopher MASON
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Fl. Officer Henry Oscar 'Oscar /MASON/ Birth Note: Victorian Registrar B.D.M., Reg. no. 02699/1913. See source 1 for this person Death Note: Died on active service in World War II: Wireless Gunner of a supply Halifax, JP281 of 148 Squadron, Bari, shot down or crashed due to the wings icing up on Mount Kamesnica, Yugoslavia on 26th January 1945. The target was Icarus, Minimus, North Yugoslavia. Burial Note: Bodies were not recovered until after the thaw, were buried by peasants and about 1948 were recovered and reburied at Belgrade in Plot 4, Row E, collective graves 4-8. Occupation: Radio Announcer at 2UW, 2GB and 2UE, also probably Newcastle and 3HA Hamilton, Victoria. Military Service: Flying Officer 432241, R.A.A.F.; enlisted 5 December 1942; KIA abt 26 January 1945. See source 2 for this person Marriage Note: N.S.W. Registrar B.D.M., Reg. no. 1939 18498. Groom: Radio Announcer, b. Melbourne, V., Bachelor, 26. Bride: Stenographer, b. West maitland, Spinster, 29. Priest; John Thomas FERRARI; Witnesses: M.J. M LEAN, William V. McCARTHY. See source 1 for this family Source 1 Vital Record: Victorian Birth Indices, Victorian Registrar B.D.M. Media: Fiche and CDrom, Victorian Records Online Source 2 World War II Service Records URL: http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ Source 1 Vital Record: N.S.W. Marriage Indices, N.S.W. Registrar B.D.M. Media: Fiche & WWW URL: http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm