James McGuffie Costley

Born 8 April 1906 - Died 28 July 1990

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Service number
- WWII NZ40264 AWMM
- WWII 71661 AWMM
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Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Army AWMM
Last rank
WW2 Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM

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James McGuffie AWMM
Surname
Costley AWMM
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- WWII NZ40264 AWMM
- WWII 71661 AWMM
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Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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8 April 1906 AWMM Glasgow, Scotland AWMM
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- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Regular Military Service AWMM
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Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Army AWMM
Service number
- WWII NZ40264 AWMM
- WWII 71661 AWMM
Military service
Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion AWMM
Interwar AWMM
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- Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) AWMM
  1952 AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
  22 March 1946 AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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Enlistment
WW2 17 January 1940 AWMM
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WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force, Wigram AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

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WW2 8 September 1944 AWMM Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM

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28 July 1990 AWMM
Kohimarama, Auckland AWMM
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References
Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
p.136 AWMM

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