Thomas COSTELLO

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Service Number:	2891
Enlisted:	8 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 June 1894
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	St James Christian Brothers College
Occupation:	Biograph operator/photographer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

8 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891, Brisbane, Queensland
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded Private, 2891, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (left hand)
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 47th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres

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