Slater, Robert –

Son of Sarah Ann Slater, of 8, Moorfield Grove, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Albert Slater. Formerly of 288, Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Reported as Company Sergeant Major in local press.

Personal details

  • Surname: Slater
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 21
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: November 15th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16865
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: September 5th, 1914 - 1914-09-05
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Waggon Road Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: E. 22.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915 15/12/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g* 6b* S21*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 15/12/1916 22/12/1916

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