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John Aver Wentworth STEELE

Regimental number8411
Place of birthWhyte Yarcowie, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChemist
AddressYorketown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.2
Height5' 6.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H A Stockings, Yorketown, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameField Ambulance 3, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd AHH
FateReturned to Australia 13 May 1918
Discharge date12 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 13 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit: tuberculosis?), 12 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 August 1924
Age at death38
Place of burialPink Lake Cemetery, Yorketown, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEELE John Aver Wentworth

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