Cenotaph : 16090

Cenotaph ID: 
16090
Rank Last Held: 
Rifleman
Forenames: 
William Edward
Surname: 
Vague
Alias: 
William Edmund vague
Serial Number: 
21915
Place of Birth: 
Cust, Canterbury, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
Westerfield, Canterbury, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Farm labourer
Embarkation Body: 
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Date: 
1916-08-21 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Plymouth, England
Vessel: 
Mokoia
Nominal Roll Number: 
38
Page on Nominal Roll: 
36
Age at Death: 
35
Date of Death: 
29 March 1918
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
France
Cause of Death: 
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name: 
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Somme, France
Grave Reference: 
V. B. 13
Archives NZ Reference: 
R22014799
Memorial Name: 
Ashburton Memorial, Ashburton, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Rifleman
Next of Kin: 
Edmund Vague (father), Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 62
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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