| Regimental number | 23054 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Arahura |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39.9 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, James Steel, Kumara, Westland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Mary Steel, Hoakly Street, Blaketown, Greymouth |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched in to 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, and posted to A Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 2 September 1916 (varicocele); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 27 September 1916; discharged to Sling Camp, 17 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 December 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Attached to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company, 13 March 1917. Attached to 1st Field Company, NZ Engineers, 4 June 1917. Killed in action, 7 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |