Topic: AIF - 3B - 3 LHMGS
3rd LHMGS, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Roll of Honour
Francis William Slattery
Francis William Slattery's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Francis William Slattery
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant [2 Lt]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 17 September 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: SLATTERY, 2nd Lt. Francis William. 3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. 17th Sept., 1916.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Francis William Slattery from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 369 |
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Bleak House, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Slattery, Bleak House, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 5 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | SGT(Prov.) |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 11 February 1915 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Squadron |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 October 1914 in the 9th Light Horse Regiment. Promoted to Corporal on 1 November 1914 and Sergeant on 5 December 1914. Promoted to 'Squad' Sergeant Major on 23 June 1915. Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major on 15 July 1915, before becoming permanent RSM on 14 September 1915. Became 2nd Lieutenant on 2 September 1916 and transferred to 3 Machine Gun Squadron 12 September 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 17 September 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Bir el Mazar, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | No Known Grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
Lest We Forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of HonourBir el Mazar, Sinai, 17 September 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 3rd LHMGS, Roll of Honour, Francis William Slattery
Posted by Project Leader
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Updated: Tuesday, 3 November 2009 12:24 PM EAST
