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Mason, Paul Edward Allen

    Date of birth:
    April 30th, 1901 (Sydney, Australia)
    Date of death:
    December 31st, 1972 (Brisbane, Australia)
    Service number:
    B/V135
    Nationality:
    Australian

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Petty Officer
    Awarded on:
    October 7th, 1942
    "For extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy as a Coast Watcher in action against enemy forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during the period from 30 March 1942 to 1 October 1942. (A complete citation of the actions for which the award to this officer is made cannot be published at this time for reasons of military secrecy.)
    NOTE: No evidence of a subsequent complete citation is available. Petty Officer Mason was a Coast Watcher (Project Ferdinand). He manned an outpost on Malabite Hill overlooking Buin on Bogainville Island for the period specified in his citation, reporting daily on Japanese activity."

    Headquarters: South West Pacific Area, General Orders No. 41
    Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    July 1945
    "For great skill and outstanding devotion to duty in special operations in the Far East."
    Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

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