COSTELLO, Thomas
| Service Number: | 790 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 12, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 790, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 790, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 790, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 2 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant | |
| 3 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, At Mena Camp | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 790, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 790 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Ruth Costello of 103 Moncur Street, Woollahra, NSW formerly of 'Maryville', Alton Street, Woollahra, NSW
Brother of James Albert Costello who was killed in action on 2 May 1915 While serving with the 2nd Battlion and has no known grave. Name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 17
Brother of Michael John Costello who was invalided back to Australia on 31 August 1916 having served with the 17th Battalion. Died of Tuberculosis in the Red Cross Hospital, Randwick, NSW on 27 April 1921 and was interred in the Randwick General Cemetery, Sydney, Roman Catholic Section, Row B, Grave 33
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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