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Henry Louis Steel was ranked a Private, who fought in World War 1. He was born in Exeter, South Australia, Australia in 1887. He lived on Elizabeth Street in Rosewater, South Australia. His occupation was a labourer, and he was not married. His enlistment date was on the 20th of May 1915. He was in the 27th Battalion and the 3rd Reinforcement. He was 28 years old and 7 months at the age of embarkation. He was 5 feet 6 ½ inches. He weighed 149lbs (67.5kg). His chest measurement was from 33 ½ - 35 ½ inches. His skin colour was light, he had light hair, and blue eyes. His religious denomination was a Methodist.

On 28 July 1915, the 7th Brigade undertook an attack on the German line, however, during this time the 27th Battalion was held back in reserve. The attack proved unsuccessful and as a result it was ordered to launch a second attack on 4 August 1915, centred upon German positions around Bapaume. During the attack, Private Henry Louis Steel was wounded in action with a gunshot wound to his right elbow. He was transported to a hospital in England by an ambulance/medic train from France. After his injury, he was sent back to Australia and was delisted. He was delisted because his elbow would have been shattered from a such a large bullet. This meant that he would have needed time to recover. He passed away on June the 18th 1949, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was buried in the West Terrace Cemetery.