LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Sydney Gordon Bert SLATER
Service No: 39345
Born: Bullaparinga SA, 21 August 1922
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 May 1941
Unit: Adelaide Wireless Telegraphic Station, SA
Died: Ground Accident, Adelaide, 16 December 1942, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery, SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Sydney Howard Slater and Kitty Slater, of Normanville.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 15 December 1942, Aircraftman Class I Slater, a Motor Cyclist, collided with a tramcar while riding his own motor cycle when proceeding on pre-embarkation leave.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/162/556