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VAUGHAN, Walter Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4791 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 18 January 1975, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4791, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4791, 26th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4791, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to epilepsy |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Samuel Vaughan and Christina Penberthy Vaughan nee of the Queensland Hotel, Mackay, QLD. Brother of Samuel Thomas Vaughan who returned to Australia on 11 February 1919 having served with the 15th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 August 1916 aboard NZHS Mararna disembarking 17 October 1916
Medal: British War Medal