Julian Steele (British Army officer)

Julian McCarty Steele
Julian McCarty Steele
Born	c. 1870
Died	13 March 1926 (aged 55−56)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1890–1924
Rank	Brigadier-General
Unit	Coldstream Guards
Commands	22nd Brigade; 7th Division
Battles / wars	First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order

Brigadier-General Julian McCarty Steele CB, CMG, DSO & Bar (c. 1870 – 13 March 1926) was a British Army officer who briefly commanded the 7th Infantry Division during the First World War.

Military career

Educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Steele was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards on 29 October 1890.^[1] He saw served as adjutant of his regiment in the late 1890s,^[2] saw action in the Second Boer War and then, after being promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general in August 1915,^[3] commanded the 22nd Brigade during the First World War.^[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1918 New Year Honours^[5] and briefly commanded the 7th Division, the 22nd Brigade's parent formation, in Italy between 9 February 1918 and 22 March 1918.^[6] He was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order and bar.^[7]

After the war he served as commander of the 1st Guards Brigade at Aldershot Garrison from 1920 to 1924.^[4]

^ "No. 26101". The London Gazette. 28 October 1890. p. 5688.
^ Whitaker's Almanack. 1898. p. 199.
^ "No. 29307". The London Gazette. 24 September 1915. p. 9436.
^ ^a ^b "Military – Major General Julian McCarty Steele". Mullock's. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 2.
^ Becke, Archibald Frank (1935). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1: The Regular British Divisions. London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office. p. 81. OCLC 929528172.
^ "No. 31094". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1919. p. 65.