Walter Joseph STEETH

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STEETH, Walter Joseph

Service Number:	455
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Essendon
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton. Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Essendon State School No 483
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bugler, 455, Enlisted at Essendon
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement 455, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked 455, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 455, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 455 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Steeth and Hannah Steeth nee Cunningham of Arkering Crescent, Black Rock, Victoria formerly of 384 Mt Alexander Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria. Brother of Agnes Ida Constance Steeth, Alice Amelia Steeth, Arthur George Steeth who returned to Australia on 16 December 1917 having served with the 21st Battalion, Herbert Thomas Steeth, James William Steeth, Leslie Charles Steeth who returned to Australia on 24 July 1919 having served with the 59th Battalion and Nellie Florence

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

Served his apprenticeship with his father

Also served with the cadets for about 2 years

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