SLATTERY, Francis William
| Service Number: | 369 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | East Shelbourne State School, No 1012, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Palestine, 17 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 369, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 369, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 369, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 369, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 17 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Lieutenant (Lt) Francis William Slattery, carpenter, of South Melbourne, Victoria enlisted as a Private (Pte) in the 9th Light Horse Regiment (9 LHR) on 5 October 1914. He was promoted to Corporal (Provisional) in November 1914 and then to Sergeant (Provisional) in December 1914.
He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Karroo on 11 February 1915 for Gallipoli. In September 1915 he was confirmed as the Regimental Sergeant Major with the rank of Warrant Officer (WO).
In December 1915 the 9 LHR was withdrawn to Alexandria and served in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine.
On 2 September 1916 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) and seconded to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron.
2nd Lt Slattery was killed in action near Bir el Mazar on 17 September 1916. He was aged 31 years.
This image is one from a poster produced at Donald, Victoria, commemorating the deaths of soldiers associated with Donald and surrounding district during the First World War.
Source: AWM
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