Private 332227 Phillip Costello

Picture courtesy of Bernard Appleton

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 2nd/9th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 42
Date of death: 30th of October 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: Mayo, Ireland
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dozinghem Military Cemetery - XII. A. 19.

Census details:
1891 Census: Philip Costello, age 15, is working as a sand labourer and living at Red Cat Lane, Rainford, with his father Philip Costello (42, a coal miner), step-mother Mary Costello (40), siblings Kate Costello (13), Patrick Costello (8 ) and step-siblings James Duffy (12), John Duffy (11), Michael Duffy (8 ), Thomas Duffy (6), Margaret Duffy (4) and Patrick Duffy (1); also a boarder, James Duffy (28). 1901 Census: Philip Costello, age 25, is working as a farm labourer and is a boarder at Crank Post Office, which is the home of John Hayes (76) and family. 1911 Census: Philip Costello, age 36, is working as a labourer and living at Crank in the home of his brother-in-law, John Hayes (37) and family.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=58]Remembered on Crank and Kings Moss Memorial[/url]

[pic]ww1casimg/332227_Philip_Costello_l.jpg[/pic][caption]Picture courtesy of Bernard Appleton[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/RainfordMenGallantryAndCasualties.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/332227_Phillip_Costello_zps1e02defc.jpg[/pic][caption]The Ormskirk Advertiser, 13 December 1917 (Clip courtesy of Paul C)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/P_Costello_Kings_zps7e387bf5.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Phillip Costello at Dozinghem Military Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]