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COSTELLO, James Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 726 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aldershot, England, United Kingdom, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 17, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 726, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 726, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 726, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Ruth Costello of Moncur Street, Woollahra, NSW
Husband of Eleanor Costello of Ulton Street, Woollahra, NSW.
Brother of Thomas Costello who was killed in action on 2 May 1915 while serving with the 1st Battalion and has no known grave. Name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 12 and Michael Costello who returned to Australia on 31 August 1916 having served with the 17th Battlion and died on 27 April 1921 of Tuberulosis
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal