Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Vaughan, William

Ben (left) and Bill Vaughan

Born 11^th September 1888 Hobart Tasmania the son of William Henry and Georgina Rachel Vaughan (nee Propsting a farmer he embarked Melbourne 29^th December 1915 on board “HMAT Demosthenes” with the 15^th Infantry Battalion.

Sgt Vaughan was killed in action 12^th October 1916 in Belgium and is commemorated on the Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Dickebusch, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

His brother Lt Ben Vaughan was killed in action 21^st April 1918 and is commemorated in the Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France.

Our Bruny correspondent writes: - "Mr. W. H. Vaughan of Thornbury, Lunawanna, has received information that his son, Sergeant William Vaughan, has fallen in France after five months'service in the firing line in Egypt and France. He was a fine young man. Another of Mr Vaughan sons is in the A.I.F.

The Mercury 1 Nov 1916

Photo Courtesy Josephine Colahan

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