He served in the British army on the home front during World War I and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-colonel.
[1] His father, Richard, had played for Worcestershire before the county gained first-class cricket status and worked as a solicitor.
[3] His brother Jack played five Test matches for England, captained Kent between 1892 and 1902 and was one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1898.
He applied twice for transfers to active service in France but was denied both times, senior officers determining that his work with the Forage Committee was vital to the war effort.
[7] Outside of cricket Mason worked as a solicitor, initially at Queen Street Chambers in Maidenhead.