STEELE F.W.A.

Given Names:  Frederick Wilberforce Alexander

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Unit:  British Army, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers                                                                

Rank:  Captain 

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Age:  29 Yrs 

Occupation:  Soldier                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

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ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  August 1914

Place:  England

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Phillip John Steele

9 Denmark Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

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END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  4th Battalion, royal Fusiliers                                                                                                  

Rank:  Captain

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 

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Victory Medal: 

Other:    MiD (2)

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1885

Place:  Melbourne, Victoria                      

Father:  Phillip John STEELE                   

Mother:  Johanna Albertine EKMAN

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DEATH

Date or Year: 26/10/1914                        

Place: Neuve-Chapelle, France                

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SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Killed while leading an attack at Neuve Chapelle

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Melbourne Cricket Club

Holy Trinity Church

Le Touret Memorial, Richebourg, France

Australian War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

He was the first MCC member to lose his life in WW1

FURTHER INFORMATION

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