Regimental number | 2874 |
Place of birth | Warrenbayne Station, Baddaginnie, Victoria |
School | Camberwell Grammar School and Geelong Grammar School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm manager |
Address | Gunnedah PO, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Vaughan, 33 Loch Street, Camberwell, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted on 21st Birthday, trained in the young Officers School at Tidworth, successfully passed examination for a Commission. He was sent to France for experience and was killed in action 3 days before his 22nd birthday. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (PLot II, Row C, Grave No. k4), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Violet VAUGHAN, 33 Loch Street, Camberwell, Victoria. Native of Warrenbayne |
Family/military connections | A large number of his relatives served at the front, many of whom were killed, father and brother served and returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |