Pte. Wilson Adison COSTELLO

1922 - 1944  (22 years)

• Name	Wilson Adison COSTELLO
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	18 Mar 1922	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Attestation Papers	18 Sep 1941	Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	C-39208; R.C.A.M.C. training centre
  Military	23 Field Amb. Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
  Death	24 Jul 1944	Bourguebus, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	Reviers, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
  	Address: Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery Reviers France
  Person ID	I51814618	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Simeon Wilson COSTELLO,   b. 10 Jan 1879, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jun 1941, Carleton Place, Lanark, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Laurel Jean 'Jenny' FAUGHT,   b. 4 May 1888, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 21 May 1974, Carleton Place, Lanark, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1912	Bride's Parents' Residence, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario   [9]
  Notes	Married: Pembroke Observer March 28 1912 Married Wilberforce Twp., Mar 20 1912, Laurel Jean Faught, dau of Mr and M rs Albert Faught, to Mr Simon Wilson Costello, Westmeath, by REv John Putt enham of Eganville. Attended by her sister, Miss Katie Faught, and the gr oom's cousin, Mr J Costello, Westmeath* Pembroke Standard Mar 27 1912 Married Wilberforce, Mar 20 1912, Laurel Jean Faught, dau of Mr and Mrs. A lbert Faught to S Wilson Costello of Snake River, at the home of her paren ts, by Rev John Puttenham of eganville. Attendants were Miss Katie Faugh t, the bride's sister and Mr J costello, the groom's cousin*
  Family ID	F17101616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Costello, Pte. Wilson A. killed in action Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello
  		Costello, Pte. Wilson killed in action Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello The Ottawa Journal, 10 Aug 1944 p. 4
  		Costello, Pte. Wilson Adison CWGC certificate CWGC. Private Wilson Adison Costello | War Casualty Details 2058876 | CWGC. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2058876/wilson-adison-costello/

  
  

  Histories

  Costello, Pte. Wilson Adison military service summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted

  
  

• Notes

  Military: Mother Jean L. Costello, Carleton Place Father Simon Wilson Costello deceased Jun 29, 1941 bro Albert Hackett Costello, Carleton Place sisters: Donalda E Taman, Smiths Falls, Laurel McCann, Carleton Place, Charlotte Costello, Carleton Place Attestation Papers: of Carleton Place Trade: labourer - employed at dairy plant next of kin & beneficiary mother Jean Described as 5' 10 1/2" tall weighing 137 pounds with medium complexion, hazel eyes & brown hair attended high school 1 yr awarded Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp Jan 26, 1944 disembarked in UK Mar 29, 1942 served in Canada Sep 18, 1941-Mar 19, 1942 UK Mar 20, 1942-Jun 5, 1944 Northwest Europe Jun 6, 1944 - Jul 24, 1944 - killed in action against the enemy serving with 23 Fd Amb. RCAMC

  
  

• Sources

  [S649] Church Record - Baptism Transcriptions - Westmeath Pastoral Charge Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms, Renfrew Co., Ontario. [S534175] Church Record - Baptism Transcriptions - Westmeath Pastoral Charge Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms, Renfrew Co., Ontario. [S645829] Church Record - Baptism Transcriptions - Westmeath Pastoral Charge Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms, Renfrew Co., Ontario. [S645214] Mil- Attestation Papers. [S645933] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca). [S646524] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S646583] Canada., Mil-Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947, (Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada. Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/files-second-war-dead.aspx.). [S646187] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S645246] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924.