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James George Steele

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James George AWMM
  • Surname
    Steele AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 7/1006 AWMM
    • South African 4444 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 April 1878 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Henry Steele (brother), Post-office, Buckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 7" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      154 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Steele was the son of George and Sarah Steele, of Auckland, New Zealand. Born at Christchurch, New Zealand. Served in the South African Campaign.

    Posted to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Mudros, 3 October 1915.
    Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 26 December 1915.
    Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Cairo, 1 January 1916 (contusion, right knee); admitted to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 13 January 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Ghezirah, and then rejoined unit, Zeitoun, 17 January 1916.
    Transferred to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Moascar, 11 March 1916.
    Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt, and proceeded overseas to France, 7 April 1916.
    Killed in action, 28 June 1916.

    Parents: George and Sarah Steele, Auckland. Born at Christchurch. Served in the South African Campaign.

    His father was named George Steele. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    28 June 1916 AWMM
    Age 38 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM II. B. 6. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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