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John SLATER

Regimental number2383
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolCarrington Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressLittle Denison Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Florence Adelaide Slater, Little Denison Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date17 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 April 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death18
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr. W. and Mrs F. SLATER, Awaba, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsNephews: No.1503 Private Edmund Slater, 35th Battalion, killed in action in France during 1917 and Sergeant Gordon Charles Farnham D.C.M., M.M.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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