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James STEELE

Regimental number348
Place of birthGalashiels, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationShunter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5'8.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinCousin, Miss Vincent, c/o Litchfield Hospital, Litchfield, Staffordshire, England
Previous military servicei yr. 180 days Harwick Volunteers Discharge on departure from district 46 days 15th Batt. A.I.F. discharge on a/c being temp. medically unfit.
Enlistment date12 November 1914
Place of enlistmentEnoggera, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth STEELE. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date5 June 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked Brisbane, 18 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 5 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death2 April 1938
Age at death48
Place of burialBulimba Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEELE James

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