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VAUGHAN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 555 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Victorian Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1868 |
| Home Town: | Learmonth, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat College then Trinity College, Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hartebeest Fontein, South Africa, 18 February 1901, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Klerksdorp Old Municipal Cemetery, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Learmonth Boer War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 555 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Sergeant, 555, Victorian Imperial Bushmen | |
| 1 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 555, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, Embarked from Port Melbourne on SS Victorian to disembark at Beira, Portuguese Mozambique on 23 May 1900. Entrained to Rhodesia to be regimented prior to invading the Transvaal. | |
| 18 Feb 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 555, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, K.I.A. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles VAUGHAN was born in Learmonth, Victoria in 1868
His parents were William VAUGHAN and Miriam SANDERSON
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