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VAUGHAN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2093 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Mount Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Griffith, Griffith, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Due to war service, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1939, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Griffith Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor, Millthorpe Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2093, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2093, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2093, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 8 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2093, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Remained on duty | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For actions during an attack under heavy enemy fire near Saillys-le-Sec. London Gazette on 11 December 1918, page 14670, position 2 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 March 1919, page 427, position 20 | |
| 24 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2093, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Jenkin Vaughan and Mary Ellen Vaughan nee Davies C/- Bank of New South Wales, Millthorpe, NSW.
Husband of Edan Vaughan of Griffith, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 1 July 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal