Regimental number | 2223 |
Place of birth | Waaia, Victoria |
School | Box Hill New College, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Slessar, Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 8), (Rosenberg Plateau Plots), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jean SLESSAR |
Family/military connections | Cousin: No.3821 Robert Slessar, 6th Field Engineers, who was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 27 August 1916. |