Surname: | Slater |
Initials: | E |
Rank: | Captain |
Army Number: | 292972 |
Notes: | York & Lancaster Regt. Provost Officer. 505 Pro Coy. 105 Pro Coy. Buried in Section 1, Grave 3. Eric Slater. Extract from the Yorkshire Evening Post, 27 September 1948. Wakefield Officer Killed in Austria. Vienna, Monday - Lieut. Eric Slater, York and Lancaster Regiment, whose home was at Wakefield, was killed in a motor accident on the Klagenfurt Saint Veit road in Austria. It was officially announced here today - Reuter A lorry was in a collision withy a staff car in which Lieutenant Slater was travelling. He was acting Provost Marshal for Klagenfurt. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 37575 Page: 2467 May 23, 1946) |
Citation: | Mediterranean Theatre. |
Provost Officer Appointments: | |
No appointments recorded | |
Casualty Record: | |
Date of Death: | Sept. 25, 1948 |
Company: | 105 PRO COY |
CWGC Link: | 90909 |
Cemetery: | KLAGENFURT (ANNABICHL) CEMETERY, AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 |
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