Kostin, John
SURNAME
Kostin
NAME
John
PLACE OF BIRTH
Chelyalunsk (Chelyabinsk), Russia
OCCUPATION
Fitter
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Townsville
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
11-12-15
NEXT OF KIN
Wife - Mrs Dora Louisa Kostin, 8 Brown Hill Rd, Chandlers Ford, Southampton, England
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Address P.O. Mossman when he applied to enlist in Port Douglas 30 Nov 1915. Medical exam in Port Douglas the same day.
REGIMENT 1
Special units
REGIMENT 2
5th Field Coy Engineers
RANK
Sapper
CAMPAIGN 1
Western Front
DATE DISCHARGED
13-11-19
OTHER INFORMATION
12th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3;. Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
STORY OUTLINE
John Kostin was born in Russia of Greek Orthodox religion and was a fitter who had fought in the Russo-Japanese war before coming to Australia in 1910.
He possibly worked at the Mossman Mill when he applied to enlist in Port Douglas on 11th Dec 1915.
He sailed to UK via Egypt and married his wife Dora in UK in December 1916.
He was sent to France as a Sapper in Jan 1917.
He was wounded twice, firstly with a gunshot wound to the face in May 1917 and then he was gassed in June 1918 in France.
In February 1919 he was transferred for non-military employment to manufacture machinery in Glasgow for three months.
It was not necessary for Russians to be naturalised to enlist and he finally took the step in 1928.
John died 2-08-37 in Brisbane of mustard gas.
SERVICE NO
13983
