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QSA (5) Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (Lieut: P.W.Vaughan, Australian Horse);
British War Medal and Victory Medal (Lieut-Col P.W.Vaughan. A.I.F.);
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration GV (Major (Hon. Lieut Col) P.W.Vaughan. Unatt. List);
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal GV (Major Vaughan, P.W.Unattached List 24/1918)

Described as:

MID LG 10/9/1901, page 5967, position 9.

Percy William Vaughan, born 28May1871 in Hereford, England; son of Rev J.Vaughan of Summer Hill, NSW and educated at Sydney Grammar; Enl. in 2nd contingent of Australian Horse as 2Lieut while serving in Australia as a Sgt in reserves and while a bank manager at a bank in Braidwood, a town in country NSW; served in early engagements and horse shot from under him at Diamond Hill; RTA 13Dec1900; WWI: Hon Col in Newcastle for defence of Port in 1914; Enl.21Oct1915 in Sydney, NSW as Major commanding HQ Infantry Base; Emb.27Nov1915; trf to 2 Aust Div Base Depot in France as Officer Commanding; to Lt-Col 01Nov1916; to 1AGH 10Jun1917 with paralysis of lower vocal cord; many physicians involved including a copy of a letter from Surgeon General, Sir Neville Howse, KCB, VC, Headquarters AIF; RTA 10Oct1917 Medically Unfit with chronic laryngitis but was still shipboard OC; appointment terminated 21Mar1918 but continued on Unattached List and Reserve of Officers post war until retired on 28May1931 as Colonel.