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Head and shoulders portrait of Samuel Benfield Steele taken by Elliot & Fry Photographers, London, ca. 1917.

Shorncliffe – Artillery Training Map Dimensions: 66 x 88 cm Scale: 1:20000 m

Map has hand-written annotation

12th Divisional Training Map Printed at the Ordinance Survey Office, Southampton, England References parish boundaries, rural districts, urban districts, and municipal boroughs Dimensions: 54 x 73 cm Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile

Map has handwritten signature on it [H.H. Hebden, Captain, D. Co 3 8/R.F.]

Standing Orders for the Shorncliffe Garrison 1912. Reprinted with Amendments, 1915. GOC written on cover and inside booklet is a calling card for Major-General H.de.Brett and written on card is “with many thanks & compls”.

Standing Orders of an Army on the March in Canada as dictated by Sir Percy Lake. Orders sent to Steele by Alex Bertram, and include his covering letter. Typewritten copy; 3 pp.

Camp Orders by Colonel V.A. S. Williams Commanding Valcartier Camp, Camp Headquarters. Typewritten copy; some annotation, 12 pp.

Cadet Camp Orders by Colonel S.B. Steele Commanding Cadet Camp Fort Qu’Appelle. Typewritten copy; 4 pp.

Standing Orders for the Sewell Camp, 1914, by Colonel S.B. Steele Commanding M.D. No. 10. Printed by Headquarters, Military District No. 10, Winnipeg.

Army Order:”Augmentation of the Army” Printed by the War Office, 21 August 1914. Note: Order is glued into Family Scrapbook #7.

A 47 page typewritten manuscript titled: "The Facts About My Escape From Military Prison at Bischofswerda, Saxony, Germany". The manuscript is enclosed in a paper cover, and on the inside cover is written: "To Major General S.B. Steele C.B. M.V.O. with my compliments from P. Anderson Major 101 Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers, Alberta, Canada". The memoir tells of Anderson's escape from the German military prison, and his eventual arrival in England after travelling incognito through Germany and across the Danish border.

This leaflet, originally inserted in a First World War military book, asks the question: “Which book will you buy for the blind man?” and features a color illustration of a blind man being handed a braille book. On verso, there is a printed appeal from C. Arthur Pearson, Honorary Treasurer of the newly established National Institute for the Blind, asking for donations to fund the purchase of equipment to bring down the cost of printing braille books. On the bottom of the page is a place to write your name, address, and amount pledged for the Institute. C. Arthur Pearson was a noted publisher, writer and newspaper man, but began to lose his sight due to glaucoma in 1908. He published his Pearson’s Easy Dictionary in braille in 1912, and became President of the National Institute for the Blind in 1914. He was a successful fundraiser for the Institute as these leaflets might attest to, increasing the income from £8,000 to £360,000 in only eight years. Pearson went on to establish the St. Dunstan’s Home for soldiers blinded in the First World War, where men were offered vocational training in an effort to help them regain their independence and return to the workforce.

Canada. House of Commons Debates for Monday, August 27th, 1917.

Printed bookmark advertising The Scottish Widows' Fund; includes a color reproduction of "The Village Bride-Groom" by Jean Baptiste Greuze. ca. 1910.

A printed business card for Lieut-Col. J. Hilliard Rorke, Officer Commanding 248th O.S. Bn. C.E.F.

The 248th Battalion, which was authorized on 1 May 1917 as the '248th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',33 embarked for Great Britain on 2 June 1917.34 Its personnel were absorbed by the '8th Reserve Battalion, CEF' on 21 June 1917 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.35 The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1917.36

Small printed booklet entitled: "Standing Rules of Officers' Messes of the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars"; 8 pp.

Printed booklet of Standing Orders by General Officer Commanding 2nd Canadian Division.

Field Cashier Account Booklet for the 2nd Canadian Division with the Bank of Montreal , Waterloo Place, London England. Written on the cover is "Major Genl S.B. Steele" and the word [summer]. One entry dated June 16th is recorded in the booklet.

Printed ephemera – Military Extracts including full pages and paper scraps, retained by Harwood Steele in an envelope labeled “autography & bits”. SBS has signed his name, and often his rank, to each piece or scrap of paper in this file, most of them excerpts from published sources.

Printed ephemera – Military Business Card – Nurse A. Feast Certf. Obstet. Soc. Of Lond.

Printed ephemera – Military 15th Light Horse Band program

Appendix to Headquarters Canadians Routine Order No. 2754 of 27th October, 1917. Printed excerpt, 1 pp.

Canada. House of Commons Debates for Monday, January 22, 1917. A notation on the cover of one copy of the publication says to refer to page 46, where there is a transcription of conversation between Sir Robert Borden and Sir Sam Hughes, re: SBS's fitness for 'command' in First World War.

Two copies of publication.

Canada. House of Commons Debates. Official Report-Unrevised Edition Records discussion between Sam Hughes and Robert Borden, re: Steele’s commander role in the Canadian Military Forces overseas. Two copies of publication.

Extract from “Notes on the Minor Tactics of Trench Warfare” by “A Casualty”. Dated June 1915. Reprinted December, 1915 Printed; 7 pp.

Standing Orders for the Sewell Camp, 1913, Available to all Troops Encamped at Sewell, by Col. S.B. Steele Commanding M.D. No. 10. Printed by Headquarters, Military District No. 10, Winnipeg. Note: Orders are glued into Family Scrapbook #7.

Report of The Militia Council for the Dominion of Canada for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31 1913. Ottawa: Printed by Order of Parliament, 1914

Instructions for Setting Up Sub-Target Rifle Machine, Model “H” Printed in Ottawa by the Government Printing Bureau.

Report by General Sir John French, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G. Inspector General of the Imperial Forces Upon His Inspection of the Canadian Military Forces. Ottawa: Printed by C.H. Parmelee, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1910

Special Garrison Order by Major-General S.B. Steele A Farewell before vacating the Command on the 1st of March 1918 (several copies)

Orders and Regulations: Eastern Command Orders Amendments; 1 pp.

Orders and Regulations: General memoranda Includes a sheet on “Movement of Units of Canadian Infantry”.

Garrison Order by Major-General S.B. Steele, re: A Royal Command – Christmas Greetings. Typewritten copy; 1 pp.

Divisional Orders by Brigadier-General J.C. MacDougall, Commanding Canadian Training Division. Shorncliffe; 5pp.

Supplementary Orders by Officer Commanding 25th Canadian Battalion: “Various Duties of Officers”. Typewritten copy, 5 pp.

Divisional Orders by Major General S.B. Steele, C.B., M.V.O., Commander 2nd Division C.E.F. Typewritten Divisional Orders issued between May 17th to May 22nd, 1915 for the S.S. Megantic. Includes correspondence and numbered orders; 12 pp.

Standing orders by Major General S.B. Steele, C.B., M.V.O., Commanding 2nd Division, C.E.F. Typewritten; 5 pp.

Standing and Divisional Orders by Major General S.B. Steele, Commanding 2nd Division, C.E.F., aboard the S.S. Megantic, May, 1915. Includes one set of Standing Orders and Divisional Orders #14 – 19. Typewritten.

2nd Canadian Division – Inspection Reports Inspection report instructions for inspection to be conducted September 2nd by His Majesty the King; includes an attached proposed programme of Inspection of Canadian Troops, in the Shorncliffe Command, as prepared by SBS. Typewritten

2nd Canadian Division – Inspection Reports Inspection report instructions for inspection to be conducted August 4th by the Right-Honourable Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, accompanied by Major-General The Honourable Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence. Typewritten

Inspection report for inspection conducted April 18th, 1916 of the 33rd Reserve Batallion from London, Ontario. Report completed by SBS, who was accompanied on Inspection by Brigadier-General J.C. MacDougall and Colonel Smart.

2nd Canadian Division – Inspection Reports Itinerary for a Military District No. 10 Inspection tour by SBS. On an attached note, Harwood Steele notes that the tour was proposed by Major H.D. B. Ketchen of Steele’s staff, whose handwriting appears on it, and H.S. also provides an update on Ketchen’s military career. One sheet. Typewritten with handwritten annotation

Confidential Report: Officers 51st Battalion: C.O.E.F. Prepared by Robert Harwood. Typewritten copy; 3 pp.

Confidential Report: Interior Organisation of Companies & Proceedings of Offensive Warfare for Small Units. Typewritten copy; 17 pp.

Typewritten report entitled: "Notes by Major-General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, K.C.M.G., C.M.V.O. on Some of the Work and Recommendations With Which he was Concerned While in England as G.O.C. Shorncliffe Command". Written, ca. after November 1916 when the Canadian Expeditionary Force was re-organized and R.E.W. Turner assumed the command that had been SBS's.

General Steele’s Personal Reports: “Narrative In Regard to Major General S.B. Steele, C.B., M.V.O., Permanent Staff, Canadians, From Time of this General Officer’s Appointment to the Command of the 2nd Canadian Division to Present Date” A personal account written by SBS and detailing his role in the Canadian command in the First World War. Several copies of the report in file, many explanatory annotations provided by Harwood Steele (1968). Typewritten.

General Steele’s Personal Reports: “Notes Showing Extensive Action Taken by Major-General S.B. Steele, C.B., M.V.O., G.O.C. Troops Shorncliffe, to Secure Efficiency in all Respects of the C.E.F. in England” Topics discussed in report include: Reinforcements from Canada; Training of Canadian Troops in England, and Reinforcements to France, Training in Canada, Canadian Military School, Casualties, Discipline, and General Supervision. An addendum to two of the reports were Steele’s recommendations in regard to the re-organization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and further notes related to his concerns while serving as G.O.C. Shorncliffe Command. Several copies of the report in file, many explanatory annotations provided by Harwood Steele (1968). Typewritten.

General Steele’s Personal Reports: A summary of information about enlistments, voluntary and conscripted, for Armies engaged in World War 1. An added note by Harwood Steele indicates that this mimeographed report was “typed by General Steele’s daughter, Flora”. Typewritten; 9 pp.

Annual Confidential Reports Reports for Major W.B. Lindsay and Lieutenant J.W. Lawson of the Royal Canadian Engineers, and for Lieutenant Gordon B. Howard and Major Arthur B. Carey sent to SBS in his capacity as the District Officer Commanding, M.D. No. 10, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Typewritten

Ross Rifle Report Copies of Ross Rifle reports sent to SBS and forwarded to General Carson and Sam Hughes. Includes an explanatory note written by Harwood Steele [ca. 1974]. Typewritten

Ross Rifle Report Reports and related correspondence concerning the Ross Rifle and its application in the battlefield. Typewritten; handwritten

French Troops – Notes/Reports General Steele’s notes on the French Methods of Defence at Verdun. Handwritten; 4 pp.

French and Belgian Troop Reports Reports on campaign operations in France and Belgium sent to SBS for his information; includes information on the Battles of St Eloi, The Somme, and Vimy Ridge; includes an explanatory note written by Harwood Steele [ca. 1969]. Typewritten

Operations Report – Third Army No. S.G. 491 “ Report of Operations carried out by 188th (Irish) Bn. K.L.R., on the nights of 16/17 and 17/18 April, 1916” Mimeographed typewritten report; 10 pp., 2 copies; some annotation by Harwood Steele added.

Canadian Army Medical Service Reports Report sections numbered #17-22; include information and memoranda on pensions, lack of co-ordination between medical services, use of C.A.M.C personnel, discontent concerning promotions, organization of the C.A.M.C. Training School, and management issues. Typewritten

Canadian Army Medical Service Reports Report sections numbered #12-16; include information and memoranda on the treatment of rheumatics, Canadian venereal patients, infectious diseases, classification of casualties, and casualty records. Typewritten

Canadian Army Medical Service Reports Interim Report of Surgeon General G.C. Jones, Director Medical Services, Canadians in reply to the Report on the Canadian Army Medical Service by Colonel Herbert A. Bruce, Special Inspector General, Medical Services, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 61 pages. Includes explanatory note written by Harwood Steele [ca. 1969]. Typewritten; handwritten

2nd Canadian Division – Discipline Reports Investigative reports and related correspondence regarding various discipline matters, re: Shorncliffe troops; many of the concerns revolve around drunkenness among the troops. Typewritten

2nd Canadian Division – Discipline Reports Investigative reports and related correspondence regarding various discipline matters, re: Shorncliffe troops. Handwritten; typewritten

Inspection Report – 98th Regiment Sent to SBS in his capacity as the District Officer Commanding M.D. No. 10, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Typewritten