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James William Slaughter

1875-1918

Unit

3rd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37546

About

Born in England

12 November 1875
Parents

Mother

Sarah Ann Slaughter

Father

Matthew Slaughter

Settled in New Zealand

1912
Residence

Hometown

Millerton
Work

Occupation

Miner
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Rachel Slaughter

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 42

7 January 1918

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5553 32/0105602, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.45, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 35.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “James William Slaughter (1875-1918)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/775

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