Steele, James Stuart
- Date of birth:
- October 26th, 1894 (Ballycarry/County Antrim, Ireland)
- Date of death:
- July 24th, 1975 (Stourpaine/Dorset, United Kingdom)
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- April 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1921
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major-General
- Awarded on:
- October 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Lieutenant General
- Awarded on:
- June 13th, 1946
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.2x)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Awarded on:
- February 13th, 1947
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1949
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1950
- Rank:
- General
- Awarded on:
- January 5th, 1951
War Diary mentions
16 May 1944 WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment
Visit by Major Generals Evetts, Steele and Brunskill.
Sources
- - Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War
- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34893/supplement/4261
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36209/supplement/4539
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39116/page/137/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38493/supplement/3/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38929/supplement/2776/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32353/supplement/4698/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37598/supplement/2768/data.pdf
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