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|Date of birth=Born 5/10/1915 at Ferryhill.  Birth registered Q4 1915 Sedgefield.
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|Age=80 at the time of his death66.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (TA) - date not yet known.  Posted to ? 6th Battalion DLI.  POsted to 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland ?  Transferred to Royal Electrical amd Mechanical Engineers 18/11/1943.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (TA) - date not yet known.  Posted to ? 6th Battalion DLI.  Posted to 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland ?  Transferred to Royal Electrical amd Mechanical Engineers 18/11/1943.  Documents to Leicester 31/12/1943.  
 
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 20/9/1996 and was cremated at Durham Crematorium.
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|Home address=Father - Frank Costar, mother - Ada Foster.  Married Elizabeth Bradley in April 1938 in Durham.
 
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Personnel Entry

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Name Costar Herbert
Army number 4454611
Rank Corporal.
Decorations None yet known beyond service medals.
Date of birth Born 5/10/1915 at Ferryhill. Birth registered Q4 1915 Sedgefield.
Age 80 at the time of his death66.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (TA) - date not yet known. Posted to ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939. Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland ? Transferred to Royal Electrical amd Mechanical Engineers 18/11/1943. Documents to Leicester 31/12/1943.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade Not yet known accurately but probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions No details yet.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 20/9/1996 and was cremated at Durham Crematorium.
Home address Father - Frank Costar, mother - Ada Foster. Married Elizabeth Bradley in April 1938 in Durham.
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