Henry Steel

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Henry Steel was born in 1894 in Bromley, Kent. He was the son of Edwin George Steel, a market gardener, and Elizabeth Mary Steel. At the time of the 1911 Census, he was living at Ash Cottage, Cann Common, Shaftesbury, Dorset, with his parents. He enlisted in Croydon, Surrey, on 18th July 1915 as a Rifleman joining the 18th (Service) Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps (Service No. C//6415). At the time of his enlistment he gave his address as 16 Stroud Road, Woodside, Surrey. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He was wounded in action on 6 Sep 1916 and died of his wounds on 15th September 1916. His name appears on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier & Face 13A and 13B). He is also remembered on the Cann War Memorial, Shaftesbury, Dorset.