James Steele (British Army officer)

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General

Sir James Steele

GCB KBE DSO MC
Nickname"Daddy"
Born(1894-10-26)26 October 1894
Ballycarry, County Antrim, Ireland
Died24 July 1975(1975-07-24) (aged 80)
Stourpaine, Dorset, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1914–1950
RankGeneral
Service number9429
UnitRoyal Irish Rifles
Sherwood Foresters
CommandsBritish Troops in Austria (1946–47)
II Corps (1942)
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division (1941–42)
132nd Infantry Brigade (1939–41)
1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (1937–39)
ConflictsFirst World War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
SpouseJanet Gibson Gordon

General Sir James Stuart Steele, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (26 October 1894 – 24 July 1975) was a senior British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces.

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