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VAUGHAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4402 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 11 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Lunawanna, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Friends High School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium Plot 111, Row Z, Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruny Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, LunawannaHB1, North Hobart Friends' School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4402, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4402, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4402, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion. Promoted to the rank of Sergeant on 14 March 1916 | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 4402, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4402 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-10-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
William Henry Vaughan and Georgina Rachel Vaughan nee Propsting of Thornbury, Lunawanna, Bruny Island, Tasmania. Brother of Ben Vaughan who was killed in action on 21 April 1918 while serving with the 12th Battalion and is buried in the Borre British Cemetery, Plot 1, Row, B, Grave 7.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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