Rifleman

John Steel

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jessie and the late Alexander Steel, of West Plains, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/681
Name:
John Steel
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
24 January 1885
Place of Birth: 
Invercargill, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Steel (mother), West Plains, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Tinsmith
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 August 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 42
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
D. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Steel
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