Allan Ivo Steel
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Born27 September 1892
Toxteth Park, Liverpool
Toxteth Park, Liverpool
Died8 October 1917 (aged 25)
Langemark, Belgium
Langemark, Belgium
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
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]
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
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
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.
