Allan Ivo Steel
Allan Ivo Steel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1892 Toxteth Park, Liverpool |
| Died | 8 October 1917 (aged 25) Langemark, Belgium |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Allan Ivo Steel (27 September 1892 – 8 October 1917) was an English cricketer and soldier.[1]
Early life
[edit]Allan Steel was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, the son of the Lancashire cricketer A. G. Steel. He attended Eton College,[1] and played in Fowler's match in 1910.
Cricket
[edit]As a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler, he represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and also Middlesex in two first-class matches in 1912.[1]
World War I
[edit]Steel served as a lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards regiment of the British Army and was killed on active service during World War I, aged 25.[2] His name is on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 9 to 10.
Personal life
[edit]Allan's brother, Jack Steel, also died in the war after being washed overboard while on route to take command of HMS Munster.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Cricket Remembers". Middlesex Cricket. November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 – Part 5 of 5". Cricket Country. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Jamie Bowman (7 July 2015). "Revealed: the Scouse cricketer whose name is on the Ashes urn". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
