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John Costello 40th Foot Biography by Suart Eaton
| Name | COSTELLO / COSTELLOE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 952 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th May 1836 / 18 years / Kilkenny Ireland Cooper and Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies including Quettah Bombay – 4 years 3 months Scinde, Beeloochistan and Afghanistan – 3 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 9 years 87 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15 August 1845 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Medal inscribed “Canadahar, “Ghuzna” “Cabool” 1842 and for Secando Affghan Campaign Bronze Star for Maharajpoor |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Freshford Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1850-1902 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem and for service in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Kilkenny Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BERRIGAN or BERGIN Anne bap 17th December 1822 Tubberboe Laois Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20th November 1848 Tubberboe Laois Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret or Margret B 1849 Ireland bap 12th October 1849 Durrow Laois Ireland D 9.30am 21st August 1850 onboard “Hashemy” Mary B 1851 Bunbury Western Australia D 22nd October 1851 Western Australia John B 1853 Bunbury Western Australia D 28th January 1858 Bunbury Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia Ellen B 1855 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known Martin B 1857 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known William John B 1859 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known Mary Anne B 1862 Bunbury Western Australia D 16 February 1876 Lake Monger Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BERGIN Richard Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DULLARD Anty Not yet known Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Lot P7 Bunbury |
| Occupation after Arrival | Customs Department 1870 to 1871 then Lighthouse Keeper and Tide Waiter at Bunbury |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named South West Times 3rd December 1992 “The Forgotten Dead” |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th July 1902 Bunbury Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th January 1909 Bunbury Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Copy of will available at State Records Office Western Australia |
| Further Information |