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VAUGHAN, Charles Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2163 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 21 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 31 May 1941, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Wall 1A, Niche257. Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2163, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2163, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2163, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF), From 39th Battalion | |
| 22 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2163, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Vaughan and Mary Frances Vaughan Guthrie of Mill Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Raymond Dawson Vaughan who was killed in action on 9 June 1917 while serving with the 9th Battalion and is buried in the Messines Ridge British Cemetery. Plot 1, Row C, Grave 20.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 8 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal