Leslie VAUGHAN

VAUGHAN, Leslie

Service Number: 226
Enlisted: 6 April 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 16 March 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Ulmarra Cemetery, NSW
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World War 1 Service

6 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 226, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
24 May 1915: Involvement Private, 226, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915: Embarked Private, 226, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
4 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 226, 26th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the calf
18 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 226, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Vaughan and Elizabeth Ann Vaughan of 'Copmanhurst', Clarence River, NSW.

Brother of Arthur Greaves Vaughan who was killed in action on 23 July 1916 while serving with the 3rd Machine Gun Company and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Regnald Thomas Vaughan who returned to Australia 30 January 1919 having served with the Australian Flying Corps.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 December 1918 about HT Bakara disembarking on 19 February 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Sarah Louisa Vaughan nee Gillett

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