Patrick John COSTELLO

Regimental number12/901
AddressKohukohu
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinWilliam Costello, Te Pu, Rotorua
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 May 1917
Place of burialBailleul 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body