Thomas Heron STEEL OBE

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	8 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1877
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tea Merchant
Died:	Natural causes, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1942, aged 64 years
Cemetery:	St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria Family grave
Memorials:

8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Captain, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Captain, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
8 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 14th Infantry Battalion
7 Feb 1918:	Honoured Officer of the Order of the British Empire
21 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 14th Infantry Battalion, Australian Overseas Training Brigade

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