Regimental number | 421 |
Place of birth | Sale Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria. |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Thompson Street, Sale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Costello, Gerangamete PO, Gerangamete, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Noted COSTELLO John Leonard R NR |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 30), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret COSTELLO, Gerangemete, Victoria. Native of Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |