Desmond Patrick “Paddy” Costello
Lieutenant · NZ #943
| Rank | Lieutenant |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #943 |
| Known as | “Paddy” |
| Born | 1912-01-31 |
| Died | 1964-02-23 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C133133 |
What this roll records
Deeper background (2026): after being commissioned second lieutenant he joined the Long Range Desert Group, was then seconded to Eighth Army GHQ, and afterwards transferred back to the 2nd New Zealand Division as divisional intelligence officer, with promotion to captain. Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Patrick_Costello — the article carries no citation for this passage, so it is recorded here as a lead rather than as an established fact.
Full name Desmond Patrick Costello; widely known as Paddy Costello. Born 31 January 1912; died 23 February 1964. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Teacher in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 3 (Embarkations 1 Jul 1940–31 Mar 1941), p.100. Unit history: Cody, J.F. (1953). 21 Battalion. External links: Te Ara — Dictionary of NZ Biography, Costello, Desmond Patrick: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/5c37/costello-desmond-patrick; New Statesman review of McNeish, 'Paddy Costello' (2007): http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2007/10/paddy-costello-zealand Also cited: McNeish, J. (2007). The Sixth Man (biography of Paddy Costello); Ell, S. (2008). A New Zealand Christmas (Alexander Turnbull Library), pp.168-169; 21 NZ Infantry Battalion Association Records 1955-2005, AWMM MS-2008-42.
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