Regimental number | 12/901 |
Address | Kohukohu |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | William Costello, Te Pu, Rotorua |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 144), Nord, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Maurice Costello, Marine Parade, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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