BORN HULL 1898. SON OF VICTOR SLIMMER (1861-1949) AND ELLEN SLIMMER (1871-1953) AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. A JUNIOR OFFICE CLERK (1911 CENSUS) AND THEN EMPLOYED AS A TAILOR. HIS BROTHER, HARRY, JOINED UP IN 1914. LOUIS ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 19/05/1916, AGED 18 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
JOINED THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE ARMY RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT 3 INCHES TALL, 113 LBS WEIGHT, A CHEST SIZE OF 33.5 INCHES. HE ARRIVED IN FRANCE ON 12/12/1916. HE SERVED AT YPRES AND THE SOMME.
IN 1918, HE TRANSFERRED AS PRIVATE, 143197, TO THE MACHINE GUN COMPANY, WHERE THE WORK WAS MORE DANGEROUS, BUT PAY WAS BETTER. RE-POSTED AS PRIVATE, 23667, TO THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/03/1918, AGED 20. HE HAD SERVED FOR 1 YEAR AND 359 DAYS.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL, TO THE MISSING. HE LEFT THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS AT THIS ADDRESS.
HIS NAME IS ALSO RECORDED ON THE HULL JEWISH COMMUNITY ROLL OF HONOUR
