David Mason is a teacher and former Regimental Sergeant Major in the Royal Marines.

Biography

Mason attended

Baysgarth School __NOTOC__ Baysgarth School is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school located in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, England. The school was formed in 1975 from the merger of Barton Grammar School and Beretun Secondary Modern S ...

Barton-upon-Humber Barton-upon-Humber () or Barton is a town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is s ...

from 1986 to 1991 before joining the

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

. After joining the marines he was posted to

3 Commando Brigade 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces. It is composed of the Royal Marine Commandos, alongside commando qualified sailors, soldiers and airmen f ...

and served in Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He was promoted to the rank of

Regimental sergeant major Regimental sergeant major (RSM) is an appointment that may be held by warrant officers class 1 (WO1) in the British Army, the British Royal Marines and in the armies of many other Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, including Australi ...

. Whilst serving with the marines, Mason studied for an undergraduate degree in history with the

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

and a master's degree in military history from the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. Mason studied for a PGCE at the

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. He undertook his training at Haygrove School in Somerset. He was awarded an MBE in the

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References

Living people People from Barton-upon-Humber Members of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of the Open University Alumni of the University of Birmingham Royal Navy personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Warrant Officers to the Royal Navy British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland) British schoolteachers Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-navy-bio-stub