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(VAUGHAN-EDWARDS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1844 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merthyrtydfill, Wales, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1844, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1844, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1844, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1844, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to the left hip. Transferred to England aboard HS Letitia on 3 September 1915 | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1844, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Ooma Station, Forbes, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother Ernest Edwards of Isslwyn, Llavtwit, Cardiff, Wales.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1916 aboard HT Karoola as invalid.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Clara Constance Edwards of Laura Road, Double Bay, NSW.