Bertram Rudolph Danby (Bert) STEELE

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STEELE, Bertram Rudolph Danby

Service Numbers:	105, 382
Enlisted:	22 April 1902, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ipswich, Qld., 11 February 1879
Home Town:	Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk/Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 10 June 1918, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme III A 27
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pilton District WW1 Roll of Honour

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 105, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
22 Apr 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 105, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Wilston, Brisbane, Qld.

World War 1 Service

26 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 382, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Toowoomba, Qld.
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 382, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 382, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
10 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 382, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 382 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-10

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Henry STEELE and Anna Maria nee SHERLOCK, Jane Street, West End, Brisbane, Qld.

STEELE.—In sad but loving memory of Dvr. B. R. D. Steele (Bert), who died of wounds at Crony, Somme River, France, June 10th, 1918.
To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die.
Inserted by an old sincere friend.
STEELE.—Bertram Rudolph Danby Steele (Bert), late 5th Queensland Light Horse, killed at Crony, France, whilst in the execution of his duty, June 10th, 1918, after nearly four years' service.

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