William Steele (Australian Army officer)

Major General William Alan Beevor Steele, CBE (4 February 1895 – 20 January 1966) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.^[1]

William Alan Beevor Steele
Brigadier William Steele in September 1945
Born	(1895-02-04)4 February 1895 Gympie, Queensland
Died	20 January 1966(1966-01-20) (aged 70)
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1911–1950
Rank	Major General
Commands	7th Brigade (1948–50) 33rd Brigade (1945) Moresby Base Sub-Area (1943–44) 3rd Armoured Division (1942–43) 1st Motor Division (1942) 7th Military District (1940)
Battles / wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Western Front Second World War New Guinea campaign
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire