Francis William VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN, Francis William

    Service Number: 4203
    Enlisted: 17 July 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Heathcote, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Contractor
    Died: Northcote, Victoria, Australia, April 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Cassia, Cremation service held on 16 April 1969
    Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4203, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
    7 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4203, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    7 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4203, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 23rd Battalion
    29 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4203, 57th Infantry Battalion, Slight wound to the right eye. Invalided to England on 3 October 1918
    25 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4203, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Arthur Vaughan and Mary Vaughan nee Phillips of Heathcote, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 22 April 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1923c Francis married Marjorie Doris Daly in Victoria

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