Colin William STELEY

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Service Numbers:	1423, 1, Q64249
Enlisted:	2 December 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born:	Howard, Queensland, Australia, 15 April 1893
Home Town:	Howard, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Howard
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	War Related Illness, Concord Hospital, New South Wales, Australia , 22 August 1954, aged 61 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Shire of Howard Roll of Honour

13 Feb 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 1423, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Feb 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 1423, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
18 May 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 1, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
18 May 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 1, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''

2 Dec 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q64249

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1908 - Keen & competitive cyclist - League of Queensland Wheelmen

1914 - Enlisted 18th December - Corporal No. 1423 - 9th Battalion 2nd Reinforcements

1915 - 13th February - Embark Brisbane, HMAT Seang Bee A48

1916 - Returned home - February - due to illness from being gassed -after 18 weeks in the trenches with 9th Battalion - now with A.P.C.

1916 - 18th May - Embark Sydney, HMAT Demosthenes A64 - Sergeant - No. 1 - 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters

1920 - Married Kathleen Lang, 14th April - Jack Garrett best man

1923 - Secretary, Castle Creek A.P. Race Club

1949 - Elect. Roll, No. 6575, Res: "Dalveen" Anzac Ave, Redcliffe, Qld

1954 - Died Concord Hospital, Sydney - Ongoing illness from time in Gallipoli - Buried Nth Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney NSW