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FOSS, Vaughan Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 30756 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Enlisted at Belmont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Dongara, Western Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Carnarvon, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Carnarvon State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 3. Headstone inscription reads: Father in thy gracious keeping leave we now thy servant sleeping, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon War Memorial, Dongara War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 30756, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Belmont, WA | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 30756, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 30756, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 30756, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 30756 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Denroach Vaughan Foss and Alma Charlotte Foss nee Ridley of Carnarvon, WA. Brother of Daisy Foss, Dudley Finister Foss, Gerald Lewis Foss, Rose Foss and Denroach Hubert Foss who returned to Australia on 10 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal