Edward John VAUGHAN

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Service Number:	3482
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woolsthorpe, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Laang, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 21 October 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Queenscliff Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Section 1C, Row 807, Grave 077
Memorials:

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3482, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3482, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3482, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
12 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3482, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the arm and eye. Transferred to England from Rouen on 19 November 1916 aboard HS Aberdonian
25 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3482, 6th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed.
22 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3482, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome.

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

Brother of William Percy Vaughan who returned to Australia on 26 November 1918 having served with the 14th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1918 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 5 February 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1928c Edward married Violet Ethel Munro in Victoria.

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