Regimental number | 2813 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 51 Hanover Street, Waterloo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Steel, 51 Hanover Street, Waterloo, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Rose STEEL. Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 20 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 38 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STEEL Edward James |