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VAUGHAN, Jesse
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2704 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Skelton, Yorkshire, England, 8 February 1877 |
| Home Town: | Biggenden, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 16 June 1960, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland Monumental, Row O, Grave 295. Interred on 18 June 1960 |
| Memorials: | Biggenden Residents of Degilbo Shire War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2704, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2704, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2704, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2704, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vaughan and Eliza Ann Vaughan nee Beecham of Skelton, Yorkshire, England.
Husband of Ada Ann Vaughan nee Sylvester of Biggenden, QLD. Jesse and Ada married on 8 November 1902 in QLD. Ada died in 1940 as a result of a tram accident.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 Janaury 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal