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Thomas STEELE

Date of birth26 August 1887
Place of birthYoung New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressMcLerie Street, Young, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Steele, McLerie Street, Young, New South Wales
Previous military service18th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date15 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 116
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/136/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Artillery
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Captain


Unit: 2nd Division Artillery
Promotion date: 1 September 1916

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Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 13 January 1919
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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