| Regimental number | 1392 |
| Place of birth | Booligal, New South Wales |
| School | At home in Hay |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | J. Vagg, Booligal, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | J Vagg, Maxwell Braes, Booligal, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
| Family/military connections | First cousins: 292 Pte John KISSICK, 4th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 25 June 1915; 1148 Pte Allan LINDSAY, 7th Bn, killed in action, 8 May 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Statement, Red Cross File No 2810505L, 1303 Pte J. BELL, B Company, 1st NSW Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 May 1916: 'Witness states that he saw Vagg badly wounded on the 27th April, and carried him down to the Beach. Was shot in the side. Mortification had set in and his case was regarded as hopeless at the time. Heard that he died shortly afterwards. Knew Vagg ever since joined at Randwick, N.S.W. Was in the same tent, joined 29th Aug., 1914. Was very dark. Young, about 23 to 24, about 5 ft. 7 ins. Was in B. Coy.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Red Cross File No 2810505L |
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