Second Lieutenant

Ralph Granville De Costa

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert Hyam De Costa and Kate Jessie De Costa, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
20503
Name:
Ralph Granville De Costa
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
14 March 1910
Place of Birth: 
Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
7 Clifford Street, Gisborne, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bank Clerk
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 31 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
15 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 101.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Ralph Granville De Costa
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