Clive Steele
| Sir Clive Selwyn Steele | |
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Brigadier Clive Steele
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| Born |
30 September 1892 Canterbury, Melbourne |
| Died | 5 August 1955 (aged 62) Heidelberg, Melbourne |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
14th Battalion 4th Divisional Engineers |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Volunteer Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (2) War Cross (Greece) |
Major General Sir Clive Selwyn Steele KBE, DSO, MC, VD (30 September 1892 – 5 August 1955) was an engineer and a senior officer of the Australian Army who served in both World War I and World War II. He was instrumental in the expansion of the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) in preparation for the war against Japan.
Born on 30 September 1892 at Canterbury, Melbourne the son of Herbert Selwyn Steele and Alice Lydia née Sinclair, Clive was educated at Scotch College (prefect and captain of boats, 1910), and the University of Melbourne (B.C.E. 1919). He joined the Militia in 1912.
Appointed as a second lieutenant in the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), Australian Imperial Force on 8 October 1915, he sailed for Egypt in November with the 5th Field Company. Arriving on the Western Front in March 1916, he was promoted to captain in September. While on recreation leave he married Amie Osland Bilson on 6 January 1917 at West Brompton, London. During actions around Péronne, France in August 1918, he commanded a unit undertaking repairs to bridges while under artillery and machine-gun fire. On 31 August he undertook reconnaissance 200 yards [183 metres] in front of the Australian lines, providing details of the state of bridges across the River Somme and the Somme Canal. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross. He was promoted to major in October. Arriving back in Australia he was discharged on 1 August 1919.
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