Regimental number | 2383 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Carrington Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Little Denison Street, Carrington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Florence Adelaide Slater, Little Denison Street, Carrington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | London 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 connections | Nephews: 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 |