SLATER W.H.

Given Names:  William Henry

Service Number:  28448

Unit:  Divisional Ammunition Column 1, 21st reinforcements                                              

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number:  177701

Age:  26 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¾ In                  

Weight:  150 Lbs

Chest:  35-38½ In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/4/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Beatrice Slater

130 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  25/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ulysses A38

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Anchises

Embarked:  22/8/1919                               

Disembarked:  8/10/1919

Unit:  2nd Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                    

Rank:  Gunner

Discharge Date:  22/11/1919                     

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  58786

Victory Medal:  57234

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1889

Place:  Whitelaw, Victoria                        

Father:  William Henry SLATER               

Mother:  Alice May GREW

MARRIAGE

Year:  1914     

Place:             

Spouse: Beatrice Victoria ANDERSON

DEATH

Date or Year: 13/8/1949                          

Place: Balwyn, Victoria                            

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

St Columbs Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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