COSTA, Victor Emmanuel
| Service Number: | 1814 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 28 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Collegiate College, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Customs officer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bray Military Cemetery Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Dept. of Trade and Customs Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1814, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1814, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1814, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1814, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1814 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-22 |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
On the 22nd August 1918, Sergeant Victor Emmanuel Costa, 35th Battalion (Reg No-1814), customs officer from Pilot Dock or Station or House (end of King's Wharf), Newcastle, New South Wales, was Killed in Action by a sniper or shrapnel or machine gun bullets at the Battle of Albert, Bray, France, age 27.
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 28th February 1891 to Antonio (Antonia, Anthony) Francisco Fedelle (died 17.1.1917, Newcastle, N.S.W., age 61) and Jessie Ellen Costa (died 21.6.1941, Sutherland, N.S.W., age 75) of "Jessmon", Ocean Street, Kogarah, New South Wales and Telopia Avenue, Caringbah, N.S.W., mother of 5 sons and 3 daughters, Vic enlisted on the 5th March 1916 with the 36th Battalion at Sydney, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on the 4th September 1916.
Vic is resting at Bray Military Cemetery, France. Plot II Row I Grave 13.
Many thanks to Thierry Grier for the cemetery and headstone photos.
Place of Association – Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Mr. Costa’s name has been inscribed on the Customs House World War 1 Roll of Honour, Sydney N.S.W. Dept. of Trade and Customs Great War Honour Roll and the Book of Gold. Name would be inscribed on the Newcastle Collegiate School Roll of Honour, whereabouts unknown, and should have been inscribed on the Cooks Hill Superior Public School Roll of Honour Board 1.
There is no memorial inscription on the headstone for the Costa family to tell us of the loss of their son during The Great War, and I am unable to erect a Memorial cross, so I have placed poppies in remembrance of their son’s service and supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. ANGLICAN 1-04. 101.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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