William George VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN, William George

    Service Number: 4351
    Enlisted: 9 September 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Chatsworth, Victoria, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Lowden, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia
    Schooling: State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Locomotive Fireman
    Died: Killed in Action, Bapaume, France, 6 August 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donnybrook War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA
    29 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    29 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4351, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle
    2 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion
    6 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 4351, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4351 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Vaughan and Jane Mary Louisa Vaughan nee Pascell of Jarnadup, WA formerly of Nhill, Victoria.

    Brother of Arthur Langdon Vaughan who returned to Australia on 15 May 1918 having served with the 16th Battalion.

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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