Major Horace George Thomson Costley
44th Merwara Infantry.
Son of the late Capt. J. Worsley Costley and Mrs. Ellen Costley
He served in the Tirah Campaign, 1897-1898, concerning the Khyber Pass.
The London Gazette, 17 November 1899
Indian Staff Corps.
Lieutenant Horace Worsley Thomson Costley, from the Dorsetshire Regiment. Dated 4th Jan. 1898, but to rank from 1st Jan. 1894.
The headstone in Mount Jerome notes that he died in Mesopotamia, but his grave is unknown, and he was recorded on the Basra Memorial.
See also
Major Horace George Thomson Costley
His name is recorded on
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial.
The following has been provided by Find A Grave Contributor
Peter H.
Major Horace George Thomson Costley, 44th Merwara Infantry. He was the son of Captain J Worsley Costley, 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, and Ellen Costley. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into Dorsetshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant on 5 Dec 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant on 1 Jan 1894. Transferred into the Indian Army on 4 Jan 1898. Promoted to Captain on 10 Jul 1901 and to Major on 5 Dec 1909. He served in the campaign on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897-98 with the Tirah Expeditionary Force with the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment as Regimental Transport Officer, and was present in the engagement at Chagru Kotal, at the capture or Dargai, the forcing of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes, the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar, and the operations in the Waran and Bara Valleys (Medal with two Clasps). After the campaign he joined the 5th Madras Infantry. He later transferred to the 44th Merwara Infantry. His Regiment were stationed at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India when WW1 started. They were mobilised and left barracks on 28 Jan 1915 and deployed to Mesopotamia with the Indian Expeditionary Force, arriving in Basra by 7 Feb 1915. They served with the 12th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12th Indian Division. They initially secured the lines of communication. On 7 Feb 1916 they were part of a covering force at Nasiriyah, covering the withdrawal of the Anglo-Indian force at Butaniya, 12 miles to the north. The force from Butaniya withdrew in good order through the covering force, but increasing Arab fire caused the 44th Merwara Infantry to break, leading to a collapse in the line and hand to hand fighting. The Butaniya force turned round and forced the Arabs to withdraw. The 44th Merwara Infantry lost 3 officers and 54 other ranks killed including Major Costley. The location of their graves is unknown. They are commemorated on the Basra War Memorial, Al Basrah, Basra, Iraq.
He is commemorated on a gravestone in Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland. He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
44th Merwara Infantry.
Son of the late Capt. J. Worsley Costley and Mrs. Ellen Costley
He served in the Tirah Campaign, 1897-1898, concerning the Khyber Pass.
The London Gazette, 17 November 1899
Indian Staff Corps.
Lieutenant Horace Worsley Thomson Costley, from the Dorsetshire Regiment. Dated 4th Jan. 1898, but to rank from 1st Jan. 1894.
The headstone in Mount Jerome notes that he died in Mesopotamia, but his grave is unknown, and he was recorded on the Basra Memorial.
See also
Major Horace George Thomson Costley
His name is recorded on
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial.
The following has been provided by Find A Grave Contributor
Peter H.
Major Horace George Thomson Costley, 44th Merwara Infantry. He was the son of Captain J Worsley Costley, 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, and Ellen Costley. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into Dorsetshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant on 5 Dec 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant on 1 Jan 1894. Transferred into the Indian Army on 4 Jan 1898. Promoted to Captain on 10 Jul 1901 and to Major on 5 Dec 1909. He served in the campaign on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897-98 with the Tirah Expeditionary Force with the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment as Regimental Transport Officer, and was present in the engagement at Chagru Kotal, at the capture or Dargai, the forcing of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes, the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar, and the operations in the Waran and Bara Valleys (Medal with two Clasps). After the campaign he joined the 5th Madras Infantry. He later transferred to the 44th Merwara Infantry. His Regiment were stationed at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India when WW1 started. They were mobilised and left barracks on 28 Jan 1915 and deployed to Mesopotamia with the Indian Expeditionary Force, arriving in Basra by 7 Feb 1915. They served with the 12th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12th Indian Division. They initially secured the lines of communication. On 7 Feb 1916 they were part of a covering force at Nasiriyah, covering the withdrawal of the Anglo-Indian force at Butaniya, 12 miles to the north. The force from Butaniya withdrew in good order through the covering force, but increasing Arab fire caused the 44th Merwara Infantry to break, leading to a collapse in the line and hand to hand fighting. The Butaniya force turned round and forced the Arabs to withdraw. The 44th Merwara Infantry lost 3 officers and 54 other ranks killed including Major Costley. The location of their graves is unknown. They are commemorated on the Basra War Memorial, Al Basrah, Basra, Iraq.
He is commemorated on a gravestone in Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland. He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
Major Horace George Thomson Costley
44th Merwara Infantry.
Son of the late Capt. J. Worsley Costley and Mrs. Ellen Costley
He served in the Tirah Campaign, 1897-1898, concerning the Khyber Pass.
The London Gazette, 17 November 1899
Indian Staff Corps.
Lieutenant Horace Worsley Thomson Costley, from the Dorsetshire Regiment. Dated 4th Jan. 1898, but to rank from 1st Jan. 1894.
The headstone in Mount Jerome notes that he died in Mesopotamia, but his grave is unknown, and he was recorded on the Basra Memorial.
See also
Major Horace George Thomson Costley
His name is recorded on
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial.
The following has been provided by Find A Grave Contributor
Peter H.
Major Horace George Thomson Costley, 44th Merwara Infantry. He was the son of Captain J Worsley Costley, 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, and Ellen Costley. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into Dorsetshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant on 5 Dec 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant on 1 Jan 1894. Transferred into the Indian Army on 4 Jan 1898. Promoted to Captain on 10 Jul 1901 and to Major on 5 Dec 1909. He served in the campaign on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897-98 with the Tirah Expeditionary Force with the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment as Regimental Transport Officer, and was present in the engagement at Chagru Kotal, at the capture or Dargai, the forcing of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes, the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar, and the operations in the Waran and Bara Valleys (Medal with two Clasps). After the campaign he joined the 5th Madras Infantry. He later transferred to the 44th Merwara Infantry. His Regiment were stationed at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India when WW1 started. They were mobilised and left barracks on 28 Jan 1915 and deployed to Mesopotamia with the Indian Expeditionary Force, arriving in Basra by 7 Feb 1915. They served with the 12th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12th Indian Division. They initially secured the lines of communication. On 7 Feb 1916 they were part of a covering force at Nasiriyah, covering the withdrawal of the Anglo-Indian force at Butaniya, 12 miles to the north. The force from Butaniya withdrew in good order through the covering force, but increasing Arab fire caused the 44th Merwara Infantry to break, leading to a collapse in the line and hand to hand fighting. The Butaniya force turned round and forced the Arabs to withdraw. The 44th Merwara Infantry lost 3 officers and 54 other ranks killed including Major Costley. The location of their graves is unknown. They are commemorated on the Basra War Memorial, Al Basrah, Basra, Iraq.
He is commemorated on a gravestone in Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland. He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
44th Merwara Infantry.
Son of the late Capt. J. Worsley Costley and Mrs. Ellen Costley
He served in the Tirah Campaign, 1897-1898, concerning the Khyber Pass.
The London Gazette, 17 November 1899
Indian Staff Corps.
Lieutenant Horace Worsley Thomson Costley, from the Dorsetshire Regiment. Dated 4th Jan. 1898, but to rank from 1st Jan. 1894.
The headstone in Mount Jerome notes that he died in Mesopotamia, but his grave is unknown, and he was recorded on the Basra Memorial.
See also
Major Horace George Thomson Costley
His name is recorded on
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial.
The following has been provided by Find A Grave Contributor
Peter H.
Major Horace George Thomson Costley, 44th Merwara Infantry. He was the son of Captain J Worsley Costley, 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, and Ellen Costley. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into Dorsetshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant on 5 Dec 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant on 1 Jan 1894. Transferred into the Indian Army on 4 Jan 1898. Promoted to Captain on 10 Jul 1901 and to Major on 5 Dec 1909. He served in the campaign on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897-98 with the Tirah Expeditionary Force with the 1st Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment as Regimental Transport Officer, and was present in the engagement at Chagru Kotal, at the capture or Dargai, the forcing of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes, the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar, and the operations in the Waran and Bara Valleys (Medal with two Clasps). After the campaign he joined the 5th Madras Infantry. He later transferred to the 44th Merwara Infantry. His Regiment were stationed at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India when WW1 started. They were mobilised and left barracks on 28 Jan 1915 and deployed to Mesopotamia with the Indian Expeditionary Force, arriving in Basra by 7 Feb 1915. They served with the 12th Indian Infantry Brigade, 12th Indian Division. They initially secured the lines of communication. On 7 Feb 1916 they were part of a covering force at Nasiriyah, covering the withdrawal of the Anglo-Indian force at Butaniya, 12 miles to the north. The force from Butaniya withdrew in good order through the covering force, but increasing Arab fire caused the 44th Merwara Infantry to break, leading to a collapse in the line and hand to hand fighting. The Butaniya force turned round and forced the Arabs to withdraw. The 44th Merwara Infantry lost 3 officers and 54 other ranks killed including Major Costley. The location of their graves is unknown. They are commemorated on the Basra War Memorial, Al Basrah, Basra, Iraq.
He is commemorated on a gravestone in Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland. He is also commemorated on the Indian Army WW1 Memorial in the Royal Memorial Chapel, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England.
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