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STEEL, John Hart
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3263, V352002 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Moorabool, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, 11 March 1968, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Winchelsea Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Batesford Moorabool Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3263, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement 3263, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked 3263, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 27 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 60th Infantry Battalion, Temporary | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 60th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Peronne, Remained on duty. | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 59th Infantry Battalion, HT Port Lyttleton, London for return to Australia - arriving Melbourne 5 August 1919. | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 3263, 59th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Mar 1942: | Enlisted V352002, Geelong | |
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| 10 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, V352002 | |
| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged V352002, Lieutenant Colonel, 19th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. |
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