William James VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN, William James

Service Number: 3386
Enlisted: 9 June 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town: South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Driver
Died: Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 18 February 1968, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Church of England, Row 10, Grave 179
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World War 1 Service

9 Jun 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3386, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 3386, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
4 Aug 1917: Embarked Private, 3386, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
23 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details , At Sutton Veny
24 Dec 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From Artillery Details
11 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
17 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3386, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of David Vaughan and Elizabeth Vaughan nee Thomas of South Melbourne, Victoria

Husband of Alice Maud Vaughan nee Payne of St Luke Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. William and Alice married during 1908c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic diembarking on 29 Auguast 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal