Regimental number | 2980 |
Place of birth | Ona Island, Tingwall, England |
School | Scalloway Public School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Five Dock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Slater, 'Ivy Cottage', Lerwick, Lower Sound, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for one year with the Gordon Highlanders. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Cecilia SLATER, Ivy Cottage, Lower Sound, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Nil. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |