Marshall James SLATER

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Service Number:	386
Enlisted:	7 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Thebarton, South Australia, 1 December 1889
Home Town:	Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Hindmarsh Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 October 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

7 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 386, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 386, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 386, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
26 May 1917:	Wounded GSW (hand)
17 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 386, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres

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