VAUGHAN, Kenneth Ernest
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kensington, Middlesex, England, 25 April 1884 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Accidental, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 17 May 1942, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW South-west Terrace, Wall 37, (A.I.F. Wall Niche 9YM). Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Wound to the buttock and gassed | |
| 16 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Vaughan and Kate Vaughan of Kensington, England.
His apprenticeship for a motor mechanic was served with Crossley & Co of Wolverhampton, England.
Prior to coming to Australia he served with the 1st Dragoon Guards for eight years
Husband of Lois Alice Vaughan nee Hartland C/- Commonwealth Bank, King William Street, SA later of Anglo Avenue, Parkside, SA. Kenneth and Lois were married on 11 November 1915 in St. John Church, Adelaide, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 March 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 1 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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