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STEEL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 709 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beanrig,/ Earlston Scotland, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Warwick St. Andrew's Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 709, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 709, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 709, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 709, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 709 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-29 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Steel's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Husband of Marian Steel, of Railway Station, Klienton, Queensland.
He is remembered on the Hawick Municipal Roll of Honour at Wilton Lodge Public Park, Hawick, Scotland.
[UKNIWM Ref: 44298 ]
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Catherine Richardson Steel; husband of Marian Steel of McGregor Park, Warwick, QLD later of Tarong near Kingaroy, QLD. Father of James Steel and Robert Mungall Steel
Medals: British War Medal, Vicdtory Medal