English Māori Paddy Costello Died 1954 PDF Key details Service number943 AWMM Also known asD. P. Costello AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesPaddy AWMM SurnameCostello AWMM Ingoa Also known asD. P. Costello AWMM Service number943 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Care of John Prendergast, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationDiplomat/Civilian AWMM University Professor in Russian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs D.P. Costello (wife), 9 Longbrook Terrace, Exeter, England AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignGreece AWMM North Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number943 AWMM Military service21 Infantry Battalion AWMM Long Range Desert Group AWMM 21 Infantry Battalion 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42. Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Teacher/Civilian AWMM London, England AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 29 Composite Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Bella nee Lerner AWMM A brave soldier but with left-wing leaning communist views. Believed to be a Soviet spy in the Cold War years. Public - J H - 13 October 2017 - See bibliography below Death About death Contribute › Death1954 AWMM Age 52 AWMM Manchester, England AWMM 1 March 1964 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42. Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Paddy Costello by laying a poppy. Michael David Costello Owen Michael John Costello Paddy Costello Patrick Costello Patrick John Costello Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Paddy Costello Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc - Records, 1955 - 2005 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2008-42 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksGuardian review of McNeish book 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/30/biography Further Reference Derby, M. (2008). Book Review of McNeish, J. (2007). The Sixth Man. N.Z.: Random House. http://books.scoop.co.nz/2008/04/15/extraordinary-biography-of-an-extraordinary-life/#more-124 Further Reference Beckett, F. (2007, October 8). Review of the McNeish, J, (2007). The sixth man. N.Z.: Vintage New Zealand. New Statesman online. http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2007/10/paddy-costello-zealand Further Reference Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Published on Te Ara, The encyclopedia of New Zealand online. http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/5c37/costello-desmond-patrick Further Reference DocumentsEll, S. (2008). A New Zealand Christmas: three centuries of Kiwi Christmas celebrations from the Alexander Turnbull Library. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 100 AWMM Ell, S. (2008). A New Zealand Christmas: three centuries of Kiwi Christmas celebrations from the Alexander Turnbull Library. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit. AWMM Ell, S. (2008). p. 168-169 Christmas card sent by Paddy Costello then of the New Zealand Legation, Paris AWMM McNeish, J. (2007). The Sixth man. Auckland, N.Z.: Vintage New Zealand. AWMM Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006. AWMM 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42. AWMM 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 13 October 2017J HQueenslandOther The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
