| Regimental number | 13113 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Occupation | Farm assistant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Steel, West Plain, Invercargill |
| 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 Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Special Memorial, Plaque 17), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Jessie Steel, West Plains, Southland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 25/681 Rifleman John STEEL, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 19 August 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 September 1916. Reported Missing, 16 September 1916. Admitted to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 18 September 1916 (gun shot wound, shoulder). Died of wounds, 19 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname entered on Nominal Roll as STEELE. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 24 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |