Patrick Charles SLATTERY

SLATTERY , Patrick Charles

Service Number: 4649
Enlisted: 24 January 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
Born: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 19 December 1897
Home Town: Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wardsman
Died: Howard, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia, 30 March 1951, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Howard Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials: Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Torbanlea State School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4649, 31st Infantry Battalion
23 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 4649, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 4649, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
22 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4649, Shell Shock: France
15 Apr 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4649, 31st Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia per HTA74 Marathon
1 Jan 1922: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4649, 31st Infantry Battalion, Medical Discharge (Shell Shock)

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Patrick Charles Slattery was the eldest of 2 sons of Patrick Slattery and and Anna Maria Ross of Maryborough QLD. Patrick was a Wardsman in Maryborough, QLD when he enlisted in Brisbane QLD on 24 January 1916 in the AIF (Private, Service No: 4649) with 12th Reinforcements 31st Battalion. He suffered Shell Shock in France and was designated as 'Casualty' on 22 November 1917.

In 1921 Patrick married Dorothy May Burgess in Maryborough, QLD and was working as a Pit Head Man in Howard, Wide Bay in QLD. Patrick remained in Wide Bay, working as a Labourer until his death in 1951

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