| Regimental number | 272 |
| Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria |
| School | Xavier College, Kew, Victoria |
| Other training | Student of Electrical Engineering. |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Buttermaker |
| Address | 177 Hyde Street, Yarraville |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 4.25" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Slattery, 177 Hyde Street, Yarraville |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and E. SLATTERY, Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Victoria. Native of Castlemaine, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 24th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 10 January 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength of 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 2520506, 2878 Corporal R.E. POULTER, B Company, 60th Bn, 31 January 1917: 'I knew Slattery well ... He was killed by a shell in a bay in our lines with a man named Shaw. His body lies in the Fromelles Cemetery in a separate grave with a wooden cross over it.' Second statement, 3229 Pte N. JUDD, B Company, 60th Bn, 28 February 1917: 'I saw him killed at Fleurbaix in the front line trench before the charge of 19th. July. He had the back of his head blown off by a piece of shell. His body was buried in the cemetery at Rifle Ville, Fleurbaix. I have seen the grave.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SLATTERY Gerald Malyon
Red Cross File No 2520506 |
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