Charles Steel
Charles Steel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1901 Leominster, Herefordshire |
| Died | 7 February 1993 (aged 91) Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1921-1961 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 14744 |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | CMG, OBE |
Military career
Charles Steel was the son of Dr Gerard Steel, JP (1865-1937) and was educated at Bedford School between 1912 and 1919. He attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich between 1919 and 1921, at which he was awarded the Prize Cadetship (1919) and the Armstrong Memorial Prize (1921). He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 13 July 1921.[2]
Between 1924 and 1919 he served in
Between 1945 and 1949 Steel was Deputy Head of the British Military Mission to Greece and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1947. Between 1952 and 1964 he worked as Head of the Conference and Supply Department at the
On 9 April 1932 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel Lawrence Chenevix-Trench and Winifred Ross Tootal, and together they had two sons.
References
- ^ "Who's Who".
- ^ The London Gazette (27 July 1921) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32404/page/5999/data.pdf
- ^ The London Gazette (1 January 1941) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35029/supplement/9/data.pdf
- ^ The London Gazette (13 June 1957) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41089/supplement/3371/data.pdf