Cecil Charles Witheat MASON

1899 - 1923  (23 years)

• Name	Cecil Charles Witheat MASON  [1, 2]
  Birth	28 Oct 1899	Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England   [2, 3]
  Christening	7 Jan 1900	Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/282273790
  _FGRAVE	282273790
  _UID	4BE75A706E2B458196E3E85163747A207EF7
  Burial	1923	Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan   [4]
  	Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery
  	Member of the staff of Thomas Cook & Son, who lost his life in the earthquake of 1st September 1923. Buried with Frank Sidney Picken and Caesar Augustus Ribeiro, fellow Thomas Cook & Son employees who also died in the 1923 earthquake.
  Cemetery	1923	Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan   [4]
  	Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is also known as: • Gaikokujin Bochi • 横浜外国人墓地
  Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID	Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID: 2143349
  Military Service	Between 1914 and 1920	England   [2, 5]
  	British Army (Royal Garrison Artillery)
  	Rank:      Gunner Company:      WO 329 Regiment or Corps:      Royal Garrison Artillery Regiment Number:      194522 Medal Awarded:      British War Medal and Victory Medal
  Military Service Era	Between 1914 and 1920
  	World War II (Europe)
  Probate	16 Oct 1923	London City, Middlesex County (now mostly Greater London), England   [2]
  Residence	1901	Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England   [6]
  Residence	1911	Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England   [2]
  Residence	1921	Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England   [7]
  Residence	1922	Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England   [2]
  Death	1 Sep 1923	Great Kanto earthquake, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Great Kanto earthquake, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japa
  Burial	Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I6879	MOTYER Family Genealogy - NitroWings Test | BENJAMIN branch
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Witheat Augustus MASON,   b. 9 Aug 1872, Wandsworth, Surrey County (now in the London Borough of Wandsworth, Inner London), England d. 1926, Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Emily Esther AYRES,   b. 12 Feb 1877   d. Apr 1958, Battersea, Surrey County (now in the London Borough of Wandsworth, Inner London), England (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Oct 1899 - Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England Christening - 7 Jan 1900 - Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England Residence - 1901 - Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England Residence - 1911 - Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England Military Service - British Army (Royal Garrison Artillery) - Between 1914 and 1920 - England Residence - 1921 - Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England Residence - 1922 - Fulham, Middlesex County, Borough of Fulham (now in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Inner London), England Burial - Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery - 1923 - Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan Cemetery - 1923 - Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan Death - Cause: Great Kanto earthquake, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japa - 1 Sep 1923 - Great Kanto earthquake, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan Probate - 16 Oct 1923 - London City, Middlesex County (now mostly Greater London), England Burial - - Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanto region of Honshu Island, Japan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Find A Grave

  Cecil Charles Witheat Mason (1899-1923) - Find a Grave Memorial

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):Cecil Charles Witheat Mason worked for Thomas Cook & Son, and died in the big 1923 earthquake that destroyed most of Yokohama and a sizeable part of Tokyo. Kind regards, Alex (Japan) [1]

  
  

• Sources

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