Edmond William Costello
Lieutenant, 22nd Punjab Infantry, Indian Army
- Register No.
- 259 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 22nd Punjab Infantry, Indian Army all 22nd Punjab Infantry VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 July 1897 on this day → all of 1897 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Siege of Malakand
- London Gazette
- 9th November, 1897 on this day → all of 1897 →
- Born
- 7th August 1873 at Sheikhbudia, North West Frontier, India
- Died
- 7th June, 1949 at Eastbourne, Sussex
- Memorial / grave
- St Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
Digest of citation
On 26th July, 1897 at Malakand on the Indian frontier, Lieutenant COSTELLO went out from the hospital enclosure and with the assistance of two Sepoys, brought in a wounded lance- havildar who was lying 60 yards away, in the open, on the football ground. This ground was at the time overrun with swordsmen and swept by heavy fire from both the enemy and our own men who were holding the Sapper lines
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
COSTELLO, Edmond William. (reg No. 259).
Lieutenant. 22nd Punjab Infantry, Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 9th November, 1897.
Born on 7th August 1873 at Sheikhbudia, North West Frontier, India.
Died on 7th June, 1949 at Eastbourne, Sussex.
Memorial at St Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26th July, 1897 at Malakand on the Indian frontier, Lieutenant COSTELLO went out from the hospital enclosure and with the assistance of two Sepoys, brought in a wounded lance- havildar who was lying 60 yards away, in the open, on the football ground. This ground was at the time overrun with swordsmen and swept by heavy fire from both the enemy and our own men who were holding the Sapper lines.
Additional information:. Brigadier General COSTELLO was a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) and the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He holds the Croix de Guerre of France. He saw service in the World War One (WW I) and Commanded the Eastbourne Home Guard in World War Two (WW I I). He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.
Additional information
Brigadier General COSTELLO was a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) and the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He holds the Croix de Guerre of France. He saw service in the World War One (WW I) and Commanded the Eastbourne Home Guard in World War Two (WW I I). He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.
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