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COSTELLO, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2891 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 20 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, 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, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 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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