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STEELE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3241 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whitburn,West Lothian, Scotland. , 1878 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave B. 28. 36. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fauldhouse (Scotland) War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3241, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3241, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3241, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3241, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3241 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is one of four Australian soldier casualties of the Great War honoured on the Fauldhouse war memorial. Fauldhouse (Scots: Fauldhoose, Scottish Gaelic: Falas) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is about halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The nearest towns to Fauldhouse are Whitburn and Livingston. He was born at Whitburn nearby.
Other neighbouring villages include Longridge, Shotts and Stoneyburn.
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