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VAUGHAN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 306 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Zeehan, Tasmania, 18 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, University of Tasmania |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 306, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 306, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 306, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Menin Road, In the attack on Polygon Wood 20-21 September 1917, he led his men with great dash in an attack on an enemy strong point, capturing two machine guns and ten prisoners. Later, he took command of his company, and dispslayed great initiative and gallantry under fire. | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Honoured Military Cross and bar, "The Last Hundred Days", During the operations east of Proyart, 23rd to 26th August 1918, when his company ame under heavy artillery and machine gun fire, and was somewhat disorganized, he quickly grasped the situation, reformed them into organized parties, and, later, when an attacking east of Carenne Wood he led his company with dash and courage, and fought many bomb fights along the communication trenches | |
| 19 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 306, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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