Edmund Costello
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Brigadier-General Edmund William Costello, VC, CMG, CVO, DSO (7 August 1873 – 7 June 1949) was a British Indian Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Born | 7 August 1873 Sheikh Badin, North-West Frontier, India |
Died | 7 June 1949 (aged 75) Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
Buried | St Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom British India |
Service/ | British Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1892–1923 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Unit | West Yorkshire Regiment 22nd Punjab Infantry 24th Punjab Infantry |
Commands held | 12th Indian Brigade 8th (Jullundur) Brigade Palestine Defence Force |
Battles/wars | Malakand Frontier War World War I |
Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Dispatches (7) Croix de Guerre (France) |
Other work | Director of Military Studies, University of Cambridge |
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