| Regimental number | 1579 |
| Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland |
| School | Gordonvale State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Stannary Hills via Cairns, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Slatcher, Stannary Hills, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the New Guinea Expeditionary Force in 1914. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Ernest William |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row Q, Grave No. 10), Longueval, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amelia SLATCHER, Stannary Hills, Queensland. Native of Cairns, Queensland |