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STEELE, Hartley Donald
Step 1: Personal Details
Service Number: | 1202 |
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Enlisted: | 22 April 1915 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 1st Signal Squadron |
Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 21 November 1897 |
Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wood Machinist |
Died: | Adelaide South Australia, 14 June 1967, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
Memorials: | Payneham District Council Roll of Honor |
Biography contributed by Peter Cates
On 15 June 1917 at Khan Yumus in Palestine, Trooper Steele displayed great courage in saving lives of French comrades who were in danger of drowning. The Court of Enquiry noted that Trooper Steele was one of a number who behaved with great courage in risking their lives by swimming out and bringing in the men until themselves exhausted.
Excerpt from the book, "A picture of Fortitude" with approval by the Willunga Recreational Park