COSTIGAN, Mark
(Service number 67552)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 25 November 1889 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 58 Leicester Street, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Telegraphl linesman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Jeremiah COSTIGAN (father) Middle Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 36th Reinforcements divisional Signallers | ||
| Date | 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 July 1954 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | 64 yrs | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Mark Costigan was the son of Jeremiah and Kathleen (Kate) Costigan. Mark was educated at the Timaru Catholic School and Timaru Main School. In 1920 he married Julia Marguerite Begrens.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Datanase [17 August 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [24 September 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [24 September 2018]; Ruru Cemetery burial records (Christchurch City Council) [24 September 2018[
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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