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STEEL, Oswald Leslie Jennings
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 6 August 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Flanders, Belgium Grave VIII. D. 1 Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AND OUR FATHER SEMPER FIDELIS |
| Memorials: | Albury Methodist Church Circuit Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1917: | Involvement Captain, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-08-06 |
Personal Stories
Death & Burial
Captain Steel died at the 55th Battery position off Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium on 06 AUG 1917 and was buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery position VIII. D. 1 on 07 AUG 1917, service conducted Chaplain Reverend P.S. Moore
Submitted 14 October 2019 by Sue Slater
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