| Place of birth | Plattsbury, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Science master, Department Public Instruction, NSW |
| Address | 'Ryde Villa', Macauley Street, Albury, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B A Steel, Macauley Street, Albury, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 17th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A43 Forty Three on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VIII,S Row D, Grave No. I), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Oswald Gleghorn and Elizabeth Ann STEEL; husband of Bertha STEEL, "Mapleton", Victoria Street, Bowral, New South Wales. Native of Wallsend, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 1279 Pte Thomas Stanley HOOKER, 34th Bn, killed in action, 7 May 1918. |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |