Pte Gerald Havelock Mason 1-B-1

Gerald was born on June 7 1922 (but the real date is May 21 1925) in Woodstock Ontario, the son of Walter and Sarah Anne Mason, of Toronto.
He was a factory hand and he was a member of the Church of England.
He enlisted on May 1 1942 in Toronto and they discovered after that that he was just 17 years and he was discharged then but he was thereafter attested on October 6 1943 again for the army.
He went on August 10 1944 overseas to the UK and he went thereafter on September 8 to France. He was involved then with the further advance of his egiment through NW Europe.
Gerald was killed in action on Monday April 9 1945 age 19 in the D Coy during the battle of Deventer and he was temporarily buried in Oxe near Deventer and was reburied on December 17 1945 in Holten.
On his headstone: AWAY FROM HIS BIRTHPLACE AWAY FROM HIS KIN BEING TOO GOOD FOR EARTH HEAVEN VOWS TO KEEP HIM
His grave was adopted after the war by a then 17 years old girl from Holten.
His medals were: 1939-45 Star; France Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45: CVSM & Clasp.