BORN GOOLE 1892. SON OF THOMAS & ELIZABETH ANN STEELS, OF 15 GROVESNOR TERRACE, GROSVENOR STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORD ADDRESS). A BARMAN AT THE SHIPWRIGHT ARMS, NAYLORS ROW, HULL. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 141 LBS WEIGHT, 36.5 INCH CHEST, GREY EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR. ENLISTED HULL, ON 28/09/1914. JOINED THE HULL PALS. TRAINED AT RIPON AND SALISBURY CAMPS. SERVED WITH THE 12TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 06/01/1918, AGED 26. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 3 YEARS, AND 100 DAYS. HE IS BURIED IN FRANCE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 30/01/1918. *
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ELIZABETH. HE LEFT BROTHER THOMAS AND SISTER LOUISA STEELS.
| Name | Joseph William Steele |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Goole |
| Death Date | 6 Jan 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 12th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12/735 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JOSEPH WILLIAM
Military Number:
12/735
Rank:
Private
Date Died
06/01/1918
Place died:
Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
26
15 GROVESNOR TERRACE, GROSVENOR STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
