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STEELE, Joseph Beck
Personal Details
Service Number: | 176 |
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Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Serving in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (4 years). |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 21 March 1894 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier (RAGA) |
Died: | 1975, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade, Serving in Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (4 years). | |
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1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade | |
17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Bombardier, 176, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 176, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Battle for Pozières | |
1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France | |
16 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France | |
1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, London Gazette 1 January 1917 | |
13 Aug 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, London Gazette 28 September 1917. | |
20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 176, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Third Ypres, SW to left knee sustained near Nieuwport, Belgium. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 17 January 1918. | |
5 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Signal Officer Cadet School, UK (since 17 May 1918). Also awarded the French Croix de Guerre (per London Gazette 10 October 1918). | |
30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, RTA 2 January 1919 and commission terminated. Continued to serve in RAGA. |
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