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VAUGHAN, Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 226 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 226, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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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