COSTIN, Joseph William
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Telephone & Telegraph Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey Panel 30 |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, Ithaca War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Milton Christ Church Honour Board, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI, United Service Club |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 20 Aug 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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"...Lieutenant Joseph William Costin, 9th Battalion, of Paddington, Qld. An electrical engineer prior to enlistment he embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Omrah (A5) on 24 September 1914. Lt Costin was killed in action on 25 April 1915, aged 23. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"DEATH OF C. W. COSTIN. BRISBANE, September 13.
Charles William Costin, Clerk of Parliament, died this morning, aged 55. The eldest son of deceased, Lieut. J. W. Costin, was killed in action at the Dardanelles recently." - from the Cairns Post 14 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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