In Memory Of

STEEL, EDWARD ANTHONY

Service Details
Age:
 38
Date of Birth:
 1880-12-12
Rank:
 Lieutenant Colonel
Regiment:
 Royal Field Artillery
Date of Death:
 1919-10-14
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received in France
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 VLADIVOSTOK MEMORIAL
Country:
 Russia
Additional Information
Decorations:
 D S O, Mentioned in Despatches (4 times)
Citations:
 DSO LG Sup 23 June 1915 pg. 6119 - "For distinguished service in the field"; MID LG Sup 17 February 1915, pg. 1655, MID LG Sup 22 June 1915, pg. 5985
Son of John Philip and Annie Josephine Steel. Born Ajmere, India. Served in West Africa, 1904-6 (twice Mentioned in Despatches); employed with W. African Frontier Force, 1904-8; with Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission, N. Rhodesia, 1912-14; European War 1914-16 (twice Mentioned in Despatches).