Regimental number | 589 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Chinchilla, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Ruby Kostin, c/o W J Farr, Cnr Montigue Road and Raven Street, Hill End, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of Pneumonia |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Abbeville, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Frederick John and Jane KOSTIN |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Pte Reg Farr who was killed in action on the Somme on 7th June, 1917. - Same day as William Kostin was wounded. |