The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Clive Selwyn Steele

Steele, Clive Selwyn

Major-General

* 30th of September 1892

† 5th of August 1955

Promotions

1926-03-31 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-04-04 Colonel
1940-04-04 Temporary Brigadier
1942-04-06 Temporary Major-General
1946-03-12 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General
1947-02-26 Major-General (Dated back to 1942-09-01)

Service

1926-03-31 1931-03-30 Commander Royal Engineers, 4th Australian Infantry Division
1931-03-31 1933-06-30 Unemployed
1933-07-01 1939-10-12 Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Battalion
1939-10-13 1940-04-03 Commander Royal Engineers, 6th Australian Infantry Division
1940-04-04 1941-04-05 Chief Engineer, I Australian Corps [Middle East]
1941-09-06 1942-04-05 Chief Engineer, Australian Imperial Force [Middle East]
1942-04-06 1944-08-06 Engineer in Chief , Army Headquarters
1942-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Engineer in Chief, Allied Land Forces Southwest Pacific Area
1944-10-16 1946-02-28 Engineer in Chief Australian Military Forces, Army Headquarters
1946-03-01 1946-03-11 Unemployed
1946-03-12 Retired
1953-01-01 1955-01-07 Honorary Colonel, Royal Australian Engineers
1955-01-07 1955-08-05 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Australian Engineers
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley