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Steel, Sunley Gordon Hayward

Date of death:
July 9th, 1941
Buried on:
Brookwood Military Cemetery
Plot: 31. Row: G. Grave: 1.
Nationality:
Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Awarded on:
February 18th, 1919
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the attack on Pontruet on September 24th, 1918. He rallied several scattered bodies of men, took up a position on east edge of village, and held it throughout the day. It was this post which kept the enemy from obtaining a footing in the east end of Pontruet. During the subsequent evacuation of the village he acted as rearguard and covered the withdrawal of the battalion."
Military Cross (MC)

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