| Regimental number | 2/1684 |
| Address | Boundary Road, Kelburn, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, W H Vial, Boundary Road, Kelburn, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 5th Battery, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Christchurch Military Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 36A), Portsdown, Hampshire, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Agnes Vial |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'At High Wood on the morning of the 15th September. After the Infantry had captured Switch Trench he laid wire across country from the Battery to an O.P. in that trench. He kept the wire intact during the whole day, having to go out on at least 12 occasions to repair it under heavy shellfire. His Battery was thus enabled to engage targets observed by the F.O.O. He was for a time buried but was extricated and continued with his work.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Samoa, Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Fifth |