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VAUGHAN, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 162 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 2 July 1877 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Anglican Section FM 5C, Grave 2300. Interred on 16 July 1969 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 162, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement 162, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked 162, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jul 1917: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, 162, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to unit being disbanded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Contact address given at the time of enlistment was C/- Jardine, Matheson & Coy. Ltd, Hong Kong, China. George had studied engineering for two and a half years before going to sea.
Son of Joseph Edward Vaughan and Marianna Vaughan, 23 West Mall, Bristol, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1917 aboard HT Bulla disembarking on 8 July 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war he returned to Hong King and resumed working with Jardine, Matheson & Coy, Ltd but returned at a later date to live in Ingleburn, NSW
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