BORN HULL 1888. SON OF JOSEPH SLATER AND ELIZA HARRIET SLATER. HE WAS MARRIED TO ELSIE (SMITH). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. JOINING AS PRIVATE, 225276, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 10TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, AT YPRES, ON 27/10/1917, AGED 29. HE IS BURIED AT THE MENIN ROAD SOUTH CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, ELSIE.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HOLY TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, COTTINGHAM, AND LISTED ON HOLY TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, COTTINGHAM ROAD.
HE LEFT A BROTHER, JOSEPH WILLIAM SLATER AND SISTER EDITH.
| Name | Leonard Slater |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Newington, Yorks |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 27 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Newington, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 10th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 245339 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 225276, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
LEONARD
Military Number:
245339
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
27/10/1917
Place died:
Menin Road South Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
29
