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William COSTELLO

Regimental number1243
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
Address20 Hanover Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, John Costello, 20 Hanover Street, North Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth COSTELLO
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death8 October 1940
Age at death49
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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