Husband of Florrie Steel, of 35, Bamber Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted February 1915, 1st Bn., Welsh Guards. Formerly 15217, Coldstream Guards. Died from gas poisoning.
Steel, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Steel
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 4th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Guardsman
- Unit: 4th (Foot Guards) Battalion.
- Service number: 679
- Regiment: Guards Machine Gun Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: IV. E. 22.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/02/1915 01/11/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6d*