
| Regimental number | 11/833 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank employee |
| Address | New Plymouth |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Rev C Vaughan, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 2nd Tasmanian Contingent, South Africa (Boer War). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mrs E.J. Vaughan, Rhydd Gardens, Hanley Castle, Worcester, England, and the late Rev. Charles Vaughan (their youngest son) |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked for Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Reported wounded in action, Anzac Cove, 9 August 1915 (gun shot wound, left breast); transferred from Alexandria on HS 'Aquitania' to England, 12 August 1915 (no further details of hospital treatment recorded). Disembarked Alexandria from England, 23 January 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 22 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 9 April 1916. Wounded in action, 14 September 1916 (shrapnel wound, right side); admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat, 18 September 1916; transferred to England, 20 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 21 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 November 1916. Admitted to Isolation Hospital, Tidworth, 7 January 1917. Transferred to 3rd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 3 March 1917; taken on strength, 2 April 1917, and posted to 11th Company. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 4 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 May 1917. Detached to School of Instruction, 25 June 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 July 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 4 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Second |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |