Regimental number | 1579 |
Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland |
School | Gordonvale State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Stannary Hills via Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, William Slatcher, Stannary Hills, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the New Guinea Expeditionary Force in 1914. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Ernest William |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row Q, Grave No. 10), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amelia SLATCHER, Stannary Hills, Queensland. Native of Cairns, Queensland |