| Regimental number | 1005 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| School | Ballarat College, Victoria |
| Other training | Ballarat Agricultural High School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | c/o Charles Vaughan & Co., Ballarat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 10.75" |
| Weight | 194 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Frances Vaughan, 204 Mill Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 39th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 20), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: Charles (d. 9 December 1918) and Mary Frances VAUGHAN, 204 Mill Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2163 Pte Charles Francis VAUGHAN, Australian Army Pay Corps, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 27 may 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 December 1916 (mumps), and transferred to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 6 December 1916; discharged to Base Depot, 26 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 23 December 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 January 1917. Detached to 3rd Divisional School, 22 April 1917; marched out to rejoin Bn, 29 April 1917. Killed in action, 9 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, VAUGHAN Raymond Dawson |
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