Regimental number | 1793 |
Place of birth | Flemmington, Victoria |
Place of birth | Flemington, Victoria |
School | St Frances' Catholic School, Essendon, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Striker |
Address | 1 Leveson Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Slade, 1 Leveson Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "A prize winner for three years with the Essendon Rifle Club. Ever ready to volunteer for extra duties on which he was killed." [Father: A.C. Slade of North Melbourne, Victoria]. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sans Souci, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 16), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Edith SLADE, 1 Leveson Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.11906 Harold Richard Slade M.S.M., who served three and a half years before returning to Australia. |