Percy William VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN, Percy William

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: 21 October 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit: HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps
Born: 28 May 1871, place not yet discovered
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Bank Manager
Died: Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia, October 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Renowden Chapel, Section B, Niche 181. Cremated on 6 October 1945 and held in perpetuity
Memorials: Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Second Lieutenant, 1st Australian Horse

World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
27 Nov 1915: Involvement Major, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
27 Nov 1915: Embarked Major, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
21 Mar 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Laryngitis

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Vaughan and Annie Vaughan nee Jones. 

Next of kin given as C/- James M Sandy, 326 George Street, Sydney, NSW

Husband of Linda E. R. Vaughan nee Sandy of 'Blenheim', Burwood Road, Sydney, NSW. Percy and Linda married during 1903c in Burwood, NSW. Father of Mildred Evelyn Vaughan, Phyllis Beatrice Vaughan and Kenneth Montague Vaughan

At the time of enlistment Percy was employed a Manager of the Commonwealth Bank, Newcastle, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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