This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Edward Steere the Soldier Who Won a War Medal
Edward Steere, American World War I veteran and Medal recipient, rose from detours of enlistment to heroism on the Somme. He met the Prince of Wales in a British hut, shared a silver flask, and later fought with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery before returning to civilian life in Texas and Austin.
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Edward Steere
Prince of Wales
Steere
Somme
Highth Army Corps
Army Corps
Q Branch
Legion of Honor
Wales
Nee
England
Tommy
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
No Man's Land
Kentucky
Seventy-First Division
le Cateau
Fontenoy
Hell
Yank
Scotehman
Gayety
Flson
Sheba
Texas
Kingston
Ontario
Winchester
Henry Steere
Ranger
Jake Hannon
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Alberta
Canada
Georgetown
Round Rock
Jarrell
Oteycle
Kanseas City
Austin
University of Texas
Llearn
Intercol Feld
Daily Texan
Ihedala
Eoward Steere
Beta Theta Pi
Sigma Delta Chi
Society of Writers
Lake Austin