Regimental number | 2433 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Lumper |
Address | Murat Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Charlotte Steele, Baldville Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A55 Itria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Son of William and Charlotte Jane Steele (both deceased) |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Road 2, Path 7E, No. 11), Adelaide, South Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, South Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Ausralia on board HT 'Ruakine', 12 May 1918; disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (wounded), Adelaide, 8 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STEELE Alexander John |