VAUGHAN, Wilfred
| Service Number: | 3516 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 June 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 18, Grave 16. Service held 7 June 1955 |
| Memorials: | Payneham District Council Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3516, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3516, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3516, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 10th Battalion | |
| 24 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 50th Battalion | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 24th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 3516 | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3516, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3516 |
WILFRED VAUGHAN
WILFRED VAUGHAN
Wilfred Vaughan Reg. No. 3516 was the son of Mrs. Rosie Vaughan of Pendleton, Lancashire, England. He was born in Manchester, England. His address at the time of enlistment was Glen Road Magill, South Australia. He enlisted as a gunner into the 10th Infantry Battalion; he had just turned 20 years of age. They sailed from Adelaide on 27th October 1915 on the HMAT Benalla A24. Listed as his next of kin, was his wife Annie Vaughan, of “Dunalan”, Wolseley, South Australia. Annie had been advised he was sick, and had enquired through the Red Cross as to his condition. He was soon returned to his Battalion. After the evacuation from Gallipoli the 10th Infantry Battalion were taken to Egypt. At Tel El Kabir Wilfred was transferred to the 50th Battalion. In June 1916 he was attached to the B.E.F. and left Alexandria for France. In October 1918 he was granted leave in England and then returned to his Battalion at the front. After the war finished he again returned to England, and sailed from Devonport on the S.S. China for Australia arriving on 6th June 1919. He died in 1957 and is buried in the AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide.
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Submitted 5 May 2016 by Campbelltown Library Volunteers (Digital Diggers)
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Glen Road, Magill, SA.
Son of Joseph Vaughan and Rose Vaughan of Manolopy Pendleton, Lancashire, England.
On 1 October 1915 Wilfred married Annie Beaton in Methodist Church, Kent Town, SA. Annie's address was Wolseley, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 6 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Charles Campbell College
Wilfred was the son of Joseph Vaughan and Rose Vaughan of 36 Monopoly, Pendleton, Lancashire, England. He was born in Manchester, England, and later moved to Adelaide before joining the AIF. His address at enlistment was Glen Road, Magill, South Australia and his mother was his next of kin. Wilfred's occupation before his service in the war was a gardener and he had no prior military experience.
Wilfred married, Annie Vaughan on 1st October 1915 at the Methodist Church at Kent Town, however, his mother remained his next of kin until December 1918 when his wife sent a statutory declaration about their marriage and requested to be replaced as Wilfred's next of kin.
Wilfred Vaughan enlisted on 26 July 1915 and trained with the 3rd Battalion. He embarked as part of the 10th Battalion but was transferred to the 50th Battlaion in Egypt in February 1916. He fought in the Middle East and then was sent to France in January 1917 and was transferred to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade.
Throughout 1917, Mr Vaughan was sent to the hospital several times due to infection. In October 1918, Wilfred was given leave to return to the UK. Then, in November, he returned from leave and was still in France when the war ended (11th November).
On the 13th of March 1919, Wilfred finally moved from France to England for demobilisation and was then held in a holding camp, where soldiers were waiting to be shipped. During June, he finally arrived back in Adelaide on the ship ‘China’ disembarking in Adelaide 6 June 1919. Finally, on the 29th of March 1919, he was officially discharged from the AIF.
He lived for 36 years after the war, then eventually passed away in Adelaide. After Wilfred passed, a memorial was held at the Payneham District Council Roll of Honour, and he was later buried at West Terrace Cemetery (AIF section), Kendrew Oval, row 18, grave 16.
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