Robert George SLATER

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Service Numbers:	766, 766B
Enlisted:	8 February 1917, Rockhampton, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 5 May 1898
Home Town:	Saint Lawrence, Isaac, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 June 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Borre British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 766, Rockhampton, Queensland
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 766, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 766, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
21 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 766B, 9th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 766B awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-21

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