Regimental number | 1715 |
Place of birth | Morgan, South Australia |
School | Morgan Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cleve, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Vigar, Boothby, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kadina, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 2A), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth VIGAR, 32 Hawkers Road, Medindie, Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2821 Pte Oscar Vincent VIGAR, 10th Bn, killed in action, 9 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VIGAR Norman Joseph |