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Ralph Matthew Costello

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Ralph Matthew Costello

May 24, 1943

Military Service


Service Number:

R/99818

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

199 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Charles and Elizabeth Costello; husband of Marie Handlen Costello.

Commemorated on Page 148 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

UDEN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

4. F. 12.

Location:

Uden is a town on the main road between Eindhoven and Nijmegen. The Uden War Cemetery is 350 metres from the centre of the town, on the Nijmegen road at its junction with the road to Zeeland. The cemetery is also signposted on the N265 Uden-Eindhoven.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Ralph Matthew Costello is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Ralph Matthew Costello is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Ralph Matthew Costello– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Grave marker from Ralph Costello's grave at Uden Commonwealth War Cemetery, The Netherlands.

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