William Steele (Australian Army officer)

William Alan Beevor Steele
Brigadier William Steele in September 1945
Born(1895-02-04)4 February 1895
Gympie, Queensland
Died20 January 1966(1966-01-20) (aged 70)
AllegianceAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
Service years1911–1950
RankMajor General
Commands7th Brigade (1948–50)
33rd Brigade (1945)
Moresby Base Sub-Area (1943–44)
3rd Armoured Division (1942–43)
1st Motor Division (1942)
7th Military District (1940)
Conflicts
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General William Alan Beevor Steele, CBE (4 February 1895 – 20 January 1966) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.

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