His story
Arthur Thomas Vaughan worked as a horse driver in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and was married to Susannah, his next of kin.
As a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, Arthur was attached to the Royal Field Artillery’s 8th Brigade. His medal record gives 14 September 1915 as his first qualifying service in France.
He died on 22 July 1916, aged 31, and is buried at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Horse Driver
- Residence recorded
- Harrogate
- Family
- Susannah Vaughan - wife
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- 7259
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Other regiment or formation
- Royal Field Artillery
- Unit
- 8th Bde
- Attachment
- Royal Field Artillery — 8th Brigade (attached)
- Theatre of war
- France, 14 September 1915
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 22 July 1916
- Age
- 31
- Place of death
- France
- Recorded cause
- Killed By Shellfire
- Cemetery or memorial
- Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
- Grave reference
- VII. H. 6.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 99
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Arthur Thomas Vaughan”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/vaughan-arthur-thomas-7259/.
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