| Regimental number | 1966 |
| Place of birth | Tongala, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Telegraph messenger |
| Address | Kyabram, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 118 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W E Slattery, Kyabram, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 23rd Bn, Gallipoli, 25 October 1915. Found guilty, 14 November 1915, of a serious breach of discipline, viz. placing refuse on parade ground: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 23 November 1915 (diptheria); transferred by HS 'Karapara' to Malta, 3 December 1915; admitted to Military Hospital, Intarfa, 4 December 1915. Transferred from St Peter's Hospital to HT 'Megantic', 4 March 1916 (malaria) for transfer to Egypt. Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Transferred to 57th Bn, 4 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 29 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Found guilty, 7 July 1916, of 'Being a soldier on Active Service [he] disobeyed a Regimental Order in that he on 1/7/16 did leave the troop train at Amiens without permission': awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SLATTERY Francis Patrick |
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