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VAUGHAN, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12030 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated and remains scattered at the cemetery. Cremation service held on 22 August 1967. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 12030, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12030, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12030, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 12030, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Vaughan and Louisa Matilda Vaughan nee Mason of Spensley, Clifton Hill, Victoria. Brother of John Thomas Mason Vaughan who returned to Australia on 24 September 1917 having served with the 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery.
Reginald served with the NZ Garrison Artillery for four years.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 29 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal