| Regimental number | 240 |
| Place of birth | Kew Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | Denmark Street, Kew, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Philip John Steele, Denmark Street, Kew, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 22nd Battery Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 1 Squadron, B Flight |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/4/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
| Fate | Died of wounds whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Philip John and Johanna Albertina STELE, 195 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria |