Regimental number | 12856 |
Place of birth | Australia |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Next of kin | Father, H Vial, Ullathorne Hartridge and Co Limited, 17 Harris Street, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916. | |
Final rank | Gunner |
Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Coxyde Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 8), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Agnes Vial, Kelburn, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 19 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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