Thomas Heron STEEL OBE

STEEL, Thomas Heron

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
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World War 1 Service

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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