| Regimental number | 25/681 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | West Plains, Southland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Tinsmith |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Steel, West Plains, Southland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Bethleem Farm West Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jessie and the late Alexander Steel, West Plains, Southland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 13113 Pte Thomas Robert STEEL, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 19 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 Februyary 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left arm), and admitted to 1/1 Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to No 1 South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 16 September 1916; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 17 September 1916; to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 12 October 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 25 October 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 November 1916. Detached to Working Bn, 12 March 1917; rejoined Rifle Bn, 2 April 1917. Detached to Working Bn, 21 April 1917; rejoined Rifle Bn, 19 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 30 May 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 12 June 1917. Killed in action, 19 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as STEELE. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |