Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
William George Steele
William George Steele
Service number: 1267
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 5th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: STEELE, Tpr. William George, 1267. 5th Australian Light Horse. 5th Aug., 1916. Age 27. Son of David Joseph and Ellen Steele. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William George Steele from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1267 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Wm. George Steele, c/o Mrs G Woodock, Bentah, Eidovold Road via Gayndah, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Edith Steele, Queensland Hotel, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 16 April 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on 17 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Joseph and Ellen STEELE. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 5th LHR, Roll of Honour, William George Steele
