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Name	William Darcy Mason
Born	24 October, 1911 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 June, 1992 (aged 80) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Canadian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Chatswood High School (Sydney) (student, 1923-1927) University of Melbourne (student, ?-1950) University of Sydney (student, ?-1934) Imperial Defence College (London) (student, 1951-1951)
Occupation or Descriptor *	air force officer (1937-1969) New South Wales, Australia university administrator (1969-1976) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force officer)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1954) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1967)
Workplaces *	Dept of Family Endowment (NSW) (public servant, 1928-1934) Mitchell College of Advanced Education (Bathurst) (secretary, 1969-1976) St John's College (University of Queensland) (bursar, 1976)

* Dates are approximate