Thomas STEELE

Regimental number7/1899
AddressWestmere, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, William Steele, Mahoenui via Te Kuiti
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 36 Tofua on 14 November 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialDeir El Belah War Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 201), Israel & Palestine
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Agnes Steele, Sunninglea, Gressingham, Hornby, Lancashire, England
Other details

War swervice: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Eighth