William Percy VAUGHAN

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Service Number:	5474
Enlisted:	2 February 1916, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woolsthorpe, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Laang, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1941, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Terang Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

2 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5474, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5474, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5474, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
30 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5474, 14th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Embarked for England on 1 April 1918 aboard HS Pieter de Conick
12 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5474, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of William George Vaughan and Mary Jane Vaughan nee Smith of Laang, Victoria.

Brother of Edward John Vaughan who returned to Australia on 5 February 1919 having served with the 6th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 26 November 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c William married Eva Christina Bence in Victoria