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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the
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Stirling
Cashman Mason
Lieutenant,
RCNVR
Born: 21 Oct 1921, Tangier, Nova
Scotia
Died:
07 May 1944 at sea
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Book of Remembrance
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MASON,
Stirling Cashman, Lt, RCNVR, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD
- son of James Edgar and Myrtle Victoria Mason, Tangier, NS; husband
of Julia Louise Mason, Victoria, BC.
Ships
served in:
HMCS WOLF
- Served in Wolf 02 Sep 1942 - 10 Dec 1942 and 20 Jan 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 as
a SLt, RCNVR
ML
Q067 - Served in Q067 11 Dec 1942 - 19 Jan 1943 as a SLt, RCNVR
HMCS VALLEYFIELD
- Appointed to Valleyfield 07 Dec 1943 as a SLt, RCNVR. Appointed to Lt 15
Jan 1944.
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(1) Portrait of Lt Mason (2-3) Attestation papers (4) Service summary
(5-6)
Letters informing Lt Mason's wife of his death
Article on the death of Lt S.C. Mason
The Halifax Mail 22 May 1944
Researched by / courtesy of George Newbury
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"The Cash Booklet"
The Story of Stirling Cashman Mason
“Cash
booklet” printed by a family friend either from a collection of
personal correspondence or a small manuscript written for the friend
as a report of some kind. It is an evangelical tract, essentially, but
contains some details of one aspect of life on Valleyfield—the
evangelical effort. Some names of shipmates are included, some were
omitted from the printed copy, if you compare it to the type-written
manuscript. I think this may provide a unique glimpse into some part
of their lives. Later when meeting with a Valleyfield survivor, my
father was told that these religious meetings were attended by order
of the captain. This doesn’t quite fit with the story told in the
booklet, but the booklet does not directly address it.
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Original
Cash manuscript - below
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