Francis Victor Matthew Slater
Service number
1579284
Military unit
16 OTU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
10 Dec 1910
Date of death
28 Nov 1943 (32 years old)
Place of birth
North Wingfield, Derbyshire
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939, he was a driver/mechanic working in the electrical supply industry.
- Family History
- Military history
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- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of George and Annie Slater. In 1911, they lived at Watts Cottages, North Wingfield, Derbyshire. By 1921, they had moved to 40, Lodge Avenue, Armley and Bramley, Yorkshire. Francis Slater and Vera Annie Knighton were married in 1931 and they were to have three chilren, Audree, George and Joseph. In 1939, they lived at Lowdham with their daughter Audrey.
Military history
PINXTON (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD Plot 2. Row 17. Grave 1.
He was a navigator aboard Wellington X HE904 which collided with Wellington X3923 of the same unit during a training flight over Oxfordshire. No survivors. Fatalities: Slater + DJ Arneil, R Buffam, W Rose, DG MacNeil, WH Sayres, GAH Stevens.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
St Helen's Church Pinxton
Photo: David Nunn
Francis Victor Matthew Slater's grave in St Helen's churchyard at Pinxton, Derbyshire.
Photo: David Nunn