Samuel Thomas VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN, Samuel Thomas

    Service Number: 3256
    Enlisted: 11 October 1916, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1897
    Home Town: Sarina, Mackay, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Queensland, Australia, 2 March 1994, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld
    Section 5, Line MMM, Grave 53
    Memorials: Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD
    23 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 3256, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    23 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 3256, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
    27 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion
    14 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion
    1 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically due to effort syndrome

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was given as 'Marion Creek', Sarina, QLD. He served an apprenticeship as a Pumping Engineer with Pullins Mill, Mackay, QLD

    Son of Walter Samuel Vaughan and Christine Penberthy Vaughan nee Coles of Queensland Hotel, Mackay, QLD 

    Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 11 February 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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