Distinguished Flying Cross : Flying Officer S W Mason, 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAF

Distinguished Flying Cross. The date of the award, 1945, is engraved on the reverse lower arm.

This medal was awarded to 425330 Flying Officer Stanley Whitesides Mason, of Irongate via Pittsworth, Queensland, who served in Bomber Command as an air gunner and instructor with 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAF. The citation for this award states : 'Flying Officer Mason has taken part in many sorties, including attacks on Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. He has destroyed two enemy aircraft. This officer's coolness under fire and accurate marksmanship have been largely responsible for the successful completion of numberous sorties'. Flying Officer Mason enlisted on 1 February 1942 and was demobilised on 5 June 1946.

• 1939-45 Star : 425330 Flying Officer S W Mason, 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAF
• Air Crew Europe Star with 'France and Germany' bar : 425330 Flying Officer S W Mason, 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAf
• Defence Medal : 425330 Flying Officer S W Mason, 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAF
• British War Medal 1939-45 : 425330 Flying Officer S W Mason, 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAF
• Australia Service Medal : 425330 Flying Officer S W Mason, 49 Squadron RAF and 463 Squadron RAAF