| Regimental number | 21915 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cust, North Canterbury |
| Other Names | William Edmund |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edmund Vague, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | A Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 13), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmund and Margaret Patton Vague, 24 North Road, Papanui, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 25 October 1915. Marched out Sling Camp, and proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; marched in NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 16 November 1916. Joined A Company, 4 Bn, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 4 December 1916. Admitted to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 12 March 1917 (scabies); rejoined unit, 19 March 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 April 1917 (mumps); transferred to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 11 April 1917; rejoined unit, 22 May 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 24 June 1917 (scabies); transferred to No 50 Casualty Clearing Station, 25 June 1917; rejoined unit, 28 August 1917. Admitted to No 7 Australian Field Ambulance, 26 September 1917 (scabies); transferred to No 50 Casualty Clearing Station, 27 September 1917. Attached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 27 October 1917; marched out to segregation, Etaples, 11 November 1917; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, from segregation, 19 December 1917. Rejoined unit, 13 January 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 31 January 1918; rejoined unit, 15 February 1918. Wounded in action and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, then No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, 29 March 1918 (gun shot wound, abdomen). Died of wounds, 29 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 36 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |