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VAGG, Alfred John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2229, 2229A |
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Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 1 October 1885 |
Home Town: | Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Plasterer |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 31 December 1948, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Queenstown Christ Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2229, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2229, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
23 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
1 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the arm and foot. Embarked HS St Patrick for England on 5 October 1916 | |
9 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
18 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Letter A added to his number when taken on strength now 2229A | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2229 | |
6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2229A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Vagg and Rosanna (Rose) Vagg nee Scott of Chadd Street, Rosewater, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 7 May 1919.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star. British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 18 June 1935 Alfred married Annie Russell in the Seamens Mission, Port Adelaide, SA.