James Walter Steele
Born 20 Dec 1893 - Died 23 May 1915
- Service number
- WWI 11/1068 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Wellington Mounted RiflesPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
- WW1 Trooper AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- SignallerPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military record
- TrooperPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Signaller
- Forenames
- James Walter AWMM
- Surname
- Steele AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- —
- Service number
- WWI 11/1068 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- MalePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- PresbyterianPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 20 Dec 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 20 Dec 1893Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- AshburtonPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of James & Ada SteelePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record & research
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Ada Steele (mother), Factory Road, Mosgiel, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian - GallipoliPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Wellington Mounted RiflesPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 11/1068 AWMM
- Military service
- 1914-1915Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 512434Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- 30 Dec 1914 at TrenthamPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military record
- Age on enlistment
- 20yrs 11mthsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military record
- Occupation before enlistment
- telegraphist for the P & T Dept in Tokomaru BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Military Record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 17 or HMNZT 18 or HMNZT 19 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima AWMM Trooper AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM 3rd Reinforcements AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Trooper AWMM
Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of James and Ada Steele, of Factory Rd., Mosgiel, Otago.
Next of Kin: Mrs A. Steele, Factory Rd, Mosgiel (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - June 1915 - Another of the Gisborne members of the Expeditionary Force has succumbed to wounds received at the Dardanelles, the victim this time being Trooper James Walter Steele late of Tokomaru Bay. He left Gisborne on December 18; being one of the 3 members of the Tokomaru Bay Post & Telegraph Office who left in the same batch of reinforcements. Trooper Steele was a telegraphist, & was popularly known at Tokomaru & Gisborne. His mother resides in Factory road, Mosgiel. The deceased young man was 21yrs of age. He joined the Post & Telegraph Department at Mosgiel as a messenger in 1908. He was twice promoted there, & in 1912 he was transferred to Oamaru to learn telegraphy. From Oamaru he was sent to Tokomaru Bay as a cadet in October 1912 & remained there until he joined the Expeditionary Force.Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald Newspaper Report
- Son of James and Ada Steele, of Factory Rd., Mosgiel, Otago.
About death
- Death
- 23 May 1915 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of wounds AWMM
- Death notes
- Signaller J W Steele - died 23 May 1915 at sea on the ship HMHS Dunluce Castle from wounds received in battle at GallipoliPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/james-walter-steele
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, TurkeyPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/james-walter-steele
- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
- Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
Gisborne's War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 January 2016 - Research - Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7820942
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/720510/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/720510
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 689 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 5: Includes portrait - Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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