1914-15 Star (Capt. A. E. W. Mason, Manch. R.) good very fine £60-80

Alfred Edward Woodley Mason was born on 7 May 1864 and educated at Dulwich College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he gained a M.A. A Captain in the Manchester Regiment in 1914, he later attained the rank of Major with the R.M.L.I. He was Labour Member of Parliament for Coventry during 1906-10 and was made a Honorary Fellow of Trinity College in 1943. A noted author and playright, his publications include the ‘Inspector Hanaud’ mysteries (1910-46); The Courtship of Maurice Buckler (1896); The Philanderers (1897); The Four Feathers (1902); The Witness for the Defence (1913); The Watchers (1924); The Three Gentlemen (1932); Fire over England (1936); Konigsmark (1938) and Musk and Amber (1942) to name a few. He died on 22 November 1948.