Company Quartermaster Serjeant 20292 Robert Slater
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn. 'A' Coy.
Theatre of War: Home Whilst On Leave
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Age at death: 32
Date of death: 17th of July 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 46 / Grave 424 NC
BMD details:
Marriage: 29/03/1907 Robert Slater to Jessie Maud Farthman at Congregational Church - St Helens. Place of Death (home): Sandy Lane, Moss Bank, St Helens Robert and Jessie had a further two children Doris Lilian 05/07/1911 and Enid May 08/02/1914
Family details:
Husband of Jessie M. Slater, of 216, Windleshaw Rd., Denton's Green, St. Helens.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old schoolboy Robert is living at 20 Talbot Street, St Helens with parents Robert (37), Elizabeth (36) and three siblings: William (2), John (5 mths), Arthur (5 mths). Also at the address is servant Ellen Smith (15). 1901 - Not found. Possibly aged 14 and an inmate of the North Lancashire Reformatory For Boys at Bleasdale, Lancs. 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'Commercial Clerk' Robert living at 148 Brynn Street, St Helens with wife Jessie Maud (25) and daughter Elsie Maud (3).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=12]Remembered On the Ormskirk Street Memorial, St Helens.[/url]
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[caption]The headstone of Company Quartermaster Serjeant Robert Slater at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
