'For conspicuous ability as Armourer Sergeant in charge of Divisional Armourers and through his energy and application, over one hundred Lewis and Vickers Guns, brought in by Salvage Companies, were repaired and put into action at a critical period of the Passchendaele offensive. A copy of Assistant Inspector of Armourers report is attached.'
Recommendation date: 17 June 1918

Regimental number	10/536
Date of birth	5 November 1892
Place of birth	Masterton
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Coach builder
Address	33 Ingestre Street, Wellington
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	21.10
Height	5' 8.25"
Weight	142 lbs
Next of kin	Father, Thomas Wagg, Coachbuilder, Masterton
Previous military service	Machine Gun Section, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment (4.5 years)
Enlistment date	13 August 1914
Place of enlistment	Wanganui
Rank on embarkation	Private
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rank	Armourer Sergeant
Final unit	New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Meritorious Service Medal 'For conspicuous ability as Armourer Sergeant in charge of Divisional Armourers and through his energy and application, over one hundred Lewis and Vickers Guns, brought in by Salvage Companies, were repaired and put into action at a critical period of the Passchendaele offensive. A copy of Assistant Inspector of Armourers report is attached.' Recommendation date: 17 June 1918
Fate	Commenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1919
Family/military connections	Also had home service in the New Zealand Army during WWII between May 1942 and April 1943.
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Detached to Divisional Ordnance Depot, Anzac, 20 May 1915. Admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac Cove, 10 July 1915, and transferred to Fleetsweeper the same day (bronchitis); to No.3 Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance, Mudros, date not stated; discharged, 17 July 1915. Discharged to duty from No.4 Australian Field Ambulance, Anzac Cove, 24 July 1915. Rejoined Wellington Bn, 1 August 1915. Taken on strength of NZ Army Ordnance Corps, 1 December 1915. Disembarked, Alexandria, Egypt, 29 December 1915. Transferred to NZ Army Ordnance Corps, 28 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 5 August 1917; rejoined unit, 18 August 1917. On leave to Paris, 29 November 1917; rejoined unit, 9 December 1917. Proceeded to United Kingdom, 4 April 1918; marched into NZ Infantry Reserve Brigade, Sling Camp, 17 April 1918. Attached to 3rd Wellington Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 6 May 1918, as an Armourer Sergeant. Marched into Army Ordnance Depot, 5 June 1918, for duty. Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board HMT 'Hororata', 1 February 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 15 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 12 April 1919. Total war service: 4 years 243 days (of which 4 years 151 days were abroad). Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death	11 January 1971, Masterton
Age at death	78
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064305