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VAUGHAN, Arthur Langdon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6592 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Argyle, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Worker |
| Died: | Bentey, Western Australia, 18 February 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican Area, Section LE, Grave 0267 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6592, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6592, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6592, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6592, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Shell wound to the left thigh and groin. Transferred to England on 11 October 1917 | |
| 12 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6592, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vaughan and Jane Mary Louisa Vaughan nee Pascell of Nhill, Victoria later of Western Australia.
Brother of William George Vaughan who was killed in action on 6 August 1916 while serving with the 48th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Husband of Matilda Agnes Vaughan nee Hughes of Brookman Street, Perth, WA formerly of Argyle, WA. Arthur and Agnes married during 1913c in Wellington, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1918 aboard HT Wandilla disembarking on the 15 May 1918
Medals:British War Medal, Victory Medal