Joseph Beck STEELE DCM, MM

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Service Number:	176
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Serving in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (4 years).
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 21 March 1894
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Professional Soldier (RAGA)
Died:	1975, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade, Serving in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (4 years).
1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 176, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Battle for Pozières
1 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France
16 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France
1 Jan 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, London Gazette 1 January 1917
13 Aug 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, London Gazette 28 September 1917.
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 176, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Third Ypres, SW to left knee sustained near Nieuwport, Belgium. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 17 January 1918.
5 Dec 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Signal Officer Cadet School, UK (since 17 May 1918). Also awarded the French Croix de Guerre (per London Gazette 10 October 1918).
30 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, RTA 2 January 1919 and commission terminated. Continued to serve in RAGA.

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