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Persönliche Daten Major Doctor Kenneth Nugent Steele 

• Er wurde geboren am 17. Dezember 1889 in East Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
• Beruf: zwischen 1920 und 1956 Medical Practitioner in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia.
• (Military Service) am 07-31-1915-1918 in Gallipoli, Middle East and France: Major in the Australian Army Medical Corps during the First World War.

  Was returned home to Australia before the end of the war as a casualty, Kenneth had been gassed. The after effects of this attack plagued him with breathing peoblems for the rest of his life.

• Er ist verstorben am 19. Dezember 1956 in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia, er war 67 Jahre alt.

  Oorzaak: Heart failure - result of gassing during World War

• Er wurde beerdigt am 21. Dezember 1956 in Mitcham Cemetery, Mitcham, South Australia, Australia.
• Ein Kind von Robert Moore Steele Jr. und Theresa O'Leary Steele

Familie von Major Doctor Kenneth Nugent Steele

Notizen bei Major Doctor Kenneth Nugent Steele

Ken was educated at Prince Alfred College where he captained the footbal team and played cricket. He also graduated in medicine from the University of Adelaide. Ken played league football for North Adelaide and once represented South Australia playing cricket. Ken joined the first Australian Imperial Force as a docotr in 1915, initially a Captain Ken saw action in Gallipoli and France, working first in Field Ambulances, then the larger hospitals just behind the lies in France, he was eventually promoted to the rank of Major. In April 1918 he fell foul of a gas attack, seeing him embarked for Australia to be discharged as medically unfit in July 1918. The effects of the gas attack plagued him for the rest of his life, it was attributed to his death in 1958 of heart failure.

Returning from the war, Ken set himself up as a general practioner in Murray Bridge for a number of years before returning to Glenelg and setting up his practice. Some years later he was joined by his brother Donald - whose son Ian later joined the same pratice.

In the 1913/1914 season, Ken was able to play for South Australia with brother Don. He only ever played 2 matches, as a fast/medium right-hand bowler, he had 99 runs scored gainst him and he took no wickets. Batting in his w matches found him at bat 4 times, he scored a career total of 18 runs with an average of 4.5 per innings, his highest score ever while at bat was 11, the precious 100 or 50 eluding him every time.

Ken retained a great interest in cricket and entertained many visiting cricketers at his home. He was particularly friendly with Bert Oldfield, the Australian wicket keeper. It was to Ken's house that Oldfield was taken after being struck by Larwood during the infamous 'Bodyline Test Series' that was held in Adelaide during 1932. Ken's other main interest was horse racing. He was an avid racegoer and later appointed medical officer to one of the racing clubs.

Cheery Welcome Home Party

A brilliant color contrast to the blue room of the South Australian Horel on on Saturday evening was the massed effort of vivid poinsetlias and autumn foliage. The occasion was a welcome home party at which Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Steele were host and hostess in honor of their daughter, Mrs. George Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, USA, who with her three children is visiting her parents for the, first time since her marriage.

Guests, invited for 6 p.m., were received by Dr. and Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Ingersoll. Mrs. Steele chose black moss crepe for her frock, cut with a peplum effect in front and studded on tbe bodice with soft pink and blue sequins, and worn with a silver fox cape. Her little black cocktail hat, crownless and veiled, was bunched with flowers in pastel pink and blue tones.

Most effective were the black accessories worn by Mrs. Ingersoll with a frock of sand-buff crepe, belted in gold kid. Her costume jewellery was a gold link choker. A jacket of sable was added, and an unusual black coil in a scroll effect, set well back, was tied under the hair.

Invited Guests

Guests invited to tbe party were Dr. and Mrs. Peter Jay, Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Vercoe. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Steele, Dr. and Mrs. Donald Dawkins, Mr. and Mrs.Peter Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Jock Gosse, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Colin Verco. Mr and Mrs. Donald Reid, Mr. and Mrs. William Morish, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Steele. Dr. and Mrs. H. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Colin Gur ner, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gillman, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phlllipson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald McMichael, Mr. and Mrs. W. Beauchamp, Mr. and Mrs. Gwynne Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. John White. Mr. and Mrs. Max Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. Richard de Meyrick, Mr and Mrs. Robert Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Heinicke. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Lance Milne, Dr. and Mrs. C V Hallett. Group Capt. and Mrs. A. G. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Young, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gunson, Mr. and Mrs. John Sangster, Mr. and Mrs. John Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. Tom An gove. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Darby, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bonython, Mr. and Mrs. John Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McBride, Mr. and Mrs. George McLeay.

Mesdames Kenneth Horn, Robert Wingrove and Alfred Stokes. Misses Amy Jessop, Margaret Steele. Doris Marshall. Nancy Gil bert, Margaret Mitchell and Mary Burgess, Dr. David Steele, Messrs. Ian Steele, John Steele, John Morish, K. Bruce. Geoffrey Jones, J. Hodgetts, B. Richardson. Denis Winterbottom. Burns Reid and Godfrey Jones.

from The Advertiser (Adelaide), Monday, 9 June 1947

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