COSTELLOE, Frank
| Service Number: | 61120 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 18 February 1900 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 March 1935, aged 35 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria PLOT: Roman Catholic O, Grave 357 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61120, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61120, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffery Lyons
Son of John Augustus Costelloe and Emily Alice Amelia Meggs. Frank was born in Castlemaine Victoria on February 18, 1900.
He enlisted in the Australian Military on February 19, 1918 the day after his 18th birthday and in August embarked from Victoria aboard the S.S "Barambah". He was medically discharged on March 24, 1919 and was issued the Star Medal, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Beloved husband of Violet Gursanscky, they married in 1923 and had two children during their marriage, a son and daughter.
Frank died on March 15, 1935 in Heidelberg Victoria at the age of 35 and is buried at the Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery in Melbourne Victoria.
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