STEELE H.C.A.

STEELE H.C.A.

Given Names: Henry Cyril Augustus

Service Number: 6417

Unit: Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10

Rank: Bombardier

Paybook Number:

Age: 24 Yrs 3 Mths

Occupation: Warehouseman

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 9½ In

Weight: 182 Lbs

Chest: 36-38½ In

Hair: Fair

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 20/9/1915

Place: Albert Park

Next of Kin: FATHER Philip John Steele

9 Denmark Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 18/11/1915

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Beltana

Embarked: 17/3/1917

Disembarked: 14/4/1917

Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade

Rank: Corporal

Discharge Date: 28/5/1917

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 16334

British War Medal: 27607

Victory Medal: 27472

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1891

Place: Hawthorn, Victoria

Father: Philip John STEELE

Mother: Johanna Albertine EKMAN

MARRIAGE

Year:

Place:

Spouse:

DEATH

Date or Year: 23/1/1939

Place: Werribee, Victoria

Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served on the Western Front

Recalled to Australia following the death of his third brother