James Robert STEED

Regimental number6828
Place of birthAshfield, New South Wales
SchoolMarrickville West Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address74 Carey Street Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J Steed, Frank Street, Weatherill Fairfield, Sydney New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in compulsory training only.
Enlistment dateNO ENTRY
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of disease 31 July 1918
Age at death20.6
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot LXVIII, Row F, Grave No. 24), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Edith Mary STEED, Fairfield Road, Smithfield, New South Wales