Charles Archibald Hamilton SLATER

Regimental number2325
Date of birth21/0/1889
Place of birthNorth Line, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.11
Height5' 9.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, Joseph Slater, Lawnton, North Coast Line, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1917
Place of enlistmentCairns, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 20 July 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Charles Archibald
Discharge date29 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 21 August 1918; discharged to duty, 6 April 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 232 days.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Morvada', 20 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 29 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q123675.
Date of death12 November 1948
Age at death59
Place of burialMount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, SLATER Charles Archibald Hamilton