Thomas VAGG

VAGG, Thomas

Service Number: 4910
Enlisted: 28 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Fremantle, Western Australia, 1872
Home Town: Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

28 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4910, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, SA
1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4910, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4910, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
30 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
14 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 4910, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4910 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-14

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward Vagg and Jessie Vagg nee Danerah of Fremantle, WA.

Next of kin given as his brother Samuel Vagg of South Fremantle, WA. Later changed to a younger brother Edward Vagg of Frederick Street, Fremantle, WA following the death of Samuel.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal