Arthur Edward VAUGHAN

Regimental number8078
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
SchoolPrivate School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressLaunceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs R J Vaughan, 16 Bourke Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in the Junior Cadets.
Enlistment date16 October 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 October 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row G, Grave No. 2), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Rachel Jane VAUGHAN, 6 Gleadon Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal