SLAUGHTER, Percy Charles
| Service Number: | 102 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 102, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 102, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Percy Charles Slaughter was a 26 year old, unmarried Painter. He attended the Morphettville Barracks on 19th August 1914 after recruiting offices opened at Army Barracks around Australia on 10 August 1914, which was 6 days after the war began.
He embarked from Outer Harbour, South Australian on board HMAT Ascanius on the 20th of October 1914. Percy had basic training in South Australia before departing, and then further training when they reached Egypt. He was a member of the 10th Infantry Battalion.
Percy entered The Australian Imperial Force (AIR) as a Private, the lowest rank of a soilder. Percy later became a Lance Corporal for his achievements and was second in command of his section.
Percy Slaughter was in the 10th Battalion, Third Brigade, First Division. His Battalion fought in the Gallipoli Campaign in April 1915 where his battalion played a huge role in defending and protecting the ANZACs frontline. He also fought on the Western Front in France and Belgium, from March 1916 until 1918. The 10th Battalion most notably fought at Pozieres in the Somme Valley and Ypres in Flanders.
Percy Charles Slaughter was wounded in action at the Gallipoli landing, 25th April 1915. War Unit Diary Notes state that the soldiers endured heavy fighting that lasted 96 hours and resulted in the death and wounding of many men. He suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder. He was admitted to hospital for treatment and recuperation. He presented to hospital in Cairo on 29th April 1915 and was discharged on the 13th July 1915 and returned to his battalion. Percy experienced several more admissions to hospital later in 1915 with dysentery and diarrhoea during his service.
On 8th Oct 1918 Percy returned to Australia and on the 2nd December 1918 he disembarked in Australia. It was on 31st January 1919 that Percy Charles Slaughter was officially discharged. He died aged 77 years on 27th September 1965 and was buried in Millicent Cemetery, South Australia. Today you can find his name on the World War 1 Honour Board at the Unley Town Hall. Percy was individually recognised and awarded with the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.