Steele John Richard Kenneth 2/Lt 105611
Personnel Entry
Name Steele John Richard Kenneth.
Army number 105611
Rank 2nd Lieutenant.
Decorations Territorial Efficiency Medal together with Service Awards.
Date of birth 23/5/1917.
Age 80 at the time of his death
Unit Enlisted in the Artists' Rifles. Posted to 163 OCTU as a Cadet. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 19/11/1939 - Gazetted 21/11/1939. Posted 10th Battalion DLI 5/12/39. Attached to 70th Brigade HQ for temporary duty 22/12/1939. ? Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Served Iceland. Injured in Carrier accident 29/8/1942. Attached to Anti-Tank Regiment for training Nov 1942. Posted 166 OCTU as Instructor. Transferred to RARO Class 2 16/1/1953. RARO Class 3 8/3/1955.
Company/Battery A, HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit Anti-Tank Platoon.
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 05-Dec-1939.
Promotions W/S Lt 19/5/1941. T/Captain. W/S Captain. T/Major.
Wounded Yes - injured in a Carrier accident.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 27/12/1997 at Ashford, Kent aged 80.
Home address Son of Edward William Stahlschmidt (Steele) (1862 - 1928) and Hetty Sarah Murrell (1878 - 1947). No marriage traced for J R K Steele. No "McGregor Card" held in Durham County Archived in respect of this Officer.
Source table 10DLI
Research indicated that J R K Steele had served with Captain Dinnin in the 10th Battalion.