Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

William Alan Beevor Steele, (4 February 1895 – 20 January 1966) was a senior officer in the

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...

during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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*http://cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/116778 and/or http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/116778/ *http://alh-research.tripod.com/2nd_light_horse_regiment_aif/index.album/lieutenant-william-alan-beevor-steele?i=16 *http://alh-research.tripod.com/2nd_light_horse_regiment_aif/index.album/majorgeneral-william-alan-beevor-steele?i=17 *http://www.geni.com/people/Maj-Gen-William-Steele/6000000016188560740 *http://trove.nla.gov.au/result?q=%22William+Alan+Beevor+Steele%22 *http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/honours_and_awards/person/R1565709/ *http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_LARGE/RCDIG1068957/RCDIG1068957--787-.JPG {{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, William Alan Beevor 1895 births 1966 deaths Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Australian generals Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Queensland People from Gympie Royal Military College, Duntroon graduates