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Thomas Alfred VAGG

Regimental number2770
Place of birthCobden, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressColac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height6' 0.5"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Louisa Vagg, Corangamite Street, Colac, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 4 months in the 72nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date16 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Ian Marr
Discharge date20 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: shell shock), 20 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V383244.
Date of death25 February 1981
Age at death85
Place of burialColac Cemetery, Victoria

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