Facts: - death place: werribee river - years: 1910 1914 '' ' total '' ' - statsend: 1914 - originalteam: melbourne grammar school - death date: 18 january 1939 - birth date: 11 june 1891 - fullname: henry cyril augustus steele - name: cyril steele - birth place: auburn , victoria Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cyril steele .
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henry cyril augustus steele -lrb- 11 june 1891 -- 18 january 1939 -rrb- , commonly known as cyril steele , was an australian rules footballer who played with university and melbourne in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .his football career was cut short by the declaration of world war i , as he was sent to the western front with his three brothers .after his brothers were killed in action , he was sent home .steele worked as a warehouseman and , after the war , he started his own company , steele and co. .pty. ltd. , which he was the managing director of .in 1938 , he was elected to the melbourne chamber of commerce .on 20 january 1939 , steele and his chauffeur , alfred jackson , were declared missing after the boat they were on '' was apparently blown out to sea '' .a search was held , but his body was not recovered until four days later , on 24 january 1939 .he was survived by his wife and children , to whom he left his # 141,460 estate .