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VAUGHTON, Thomas Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 March 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Brighton, South Australia, 28 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railways Fireman |
| Died: | Milang, South Australia, 4 September 1965, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Milang Cemetery Interred on 7 September 1965 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Brighton WW1 Roll of Honour, Peterborough 5th Railway Unit Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2004, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 2004, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 2004, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Light Railway Operating Company, In England | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Railway Operating Company, From 16th Light Railway Operating Company | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2004 | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2004, 2nd Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Vaughton and Evaline Sarah Ruth Vaughton nee Harrip of Brighton, SA.
Thomas had been employed with the Eouth Australian Railways as a locomotive fireman from 1912 until he enlisted in 1917.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 14 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 24 November 1920 Thomas married Una Sarah Franklin in the Methodist Church, Sturt, SA.