We remember John William Steel

We remember John William Steel

Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Derby, Derbyshire United Kingdom Source:9296619 Source:6253645 30th January 1881
1899
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 205907 HMS Alert Source:9296611 10th August 1899 - 31st August 1916
1901
location At sea aboard HMS Prince George United Kingdom military residence address Source:6253645 1901
1911
location 172 Commercial Road,Portsmouth,Hampshire. United Kingdom military residence address Source:9296674 1911
1916
death War Related Sickness Died on the long march (300 miles) into Turkish captivity from Samara (Baghdad) to Ras al Ain (railhead) cause not known (neglect, starvation, disease and brutality) somewhere in northern Mesopotamia Iraq Source:9296613 Source:9296616 31st August 1916

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John William
Initials JW
Last Name Steel
Source 6253645
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
172 Commercial Road,Portsmouth,Hampshire. United Kingdom military residence address 1911
At sea aboard HMS Prince George United Kingdom military residence address 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 205907 HMS Alert Able Seaman

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription MARY2719
British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription MARY2719
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription MARY2719
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription MARY2719
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription MARY2719

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We remember John William Steel