COSTELLO, Edward James
| Service Number: | QX20765 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 3 March 1906 |
| Home Town: | Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Milk Vendor, Factory hand |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 February 1991, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland Plot - Lawn 11 - 1702 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Mar 1941: | Involvement QX20765 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20765 | |
| 14 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Driver, QX20765, Australian Motor Transport Company, 2/3 Australian Motor Coy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edward James COSTELLO was born in Toowoomba, Queensland on 3rd March, 1906
His parents were Edward COSTELLO & Ada WAITE who married in Queensland on 26th April, 1904
He married Amy May PORTER on 19th November, 1930 in Brisbane - divorced in 1947 (two children Jim & Betty) - his 2nd marriage was to Evelyn Ann May CARNEY nee KEYES
He enlisted in Brisbane on 3rd March, 1941 in the Australian Army and was taken Prisoner of War in Java & Canu Jungle Camp, Thailand in 1943
He returned to Australia in 1945 and was discharged 14th November, 1945
Edward died in Brisbane on 19th February, 1991 and is buried in the Hemmant Cemetery & Crematorium in Queensland
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