Gunner

Walter Richard Costar

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Matoaka Atlantic and Sarah Caroline Costar, of Karaka, Papakura, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2600
Name:
Walter Richard Costar
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
M.A. Costar (father), Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Electrician
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 3 Brigade, 11 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 December 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. D. 18A.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Walter Richard Costar
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