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COSTELLOE, Robert Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1543 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Currabubula, New South Wales, Australia, 1 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Currabubula, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Currabubula Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Currabubula War Memorial Hall, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1543, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1543, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1543, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1543, 1st Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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