Sam Steele Military person

Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, KCMG, CB, MVO (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a distinguished Canadian soldier and police official. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, most famously as head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush, and commanding officer of Strathcona's Horse during the Boer War.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 05, 1848
Birth place	Province of Canada , Bracebridge Ontario
Date of death	January 30, 1919
Place of death	Putney
Resting place	Winnipeg

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allegiance	British Empire * Canada
award	Order of the Bath Royal Victorian Order Order of St Michael and St George
military operations	Fenian raids Second Boer War North-West Rebellion Red River Rebellion Battle of Loon Lake World War I Battle of Frenchman's Butte
military branch	Canadian Army North-West Mounted Police
military command	2nd Canadian Division Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) B Division South African Constabulary
relation	Elmes Yelverton Steele Harwood Steele
service start	1866
service end	1918