Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Francis William Slattery, carpenter, of South Melbourne, ...

Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Francis William Slattery, carpenter, of South Melbourne, Victoria. He enlisted as a Private (Pte) in the 9th Light Horse Regiment (9 LHR) on 5 October 1914 and was promoted to Corporal (Provisional) in November 1914 and then to Sergeant (Provisional) in December 1914. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Karroo on 11 February 1915 for Gallipoli. In September 1915 he was confirmed as the Regimental Sergeant Major with the rank of Warrant Officer (WO). In December 1915 the 9 LHR was withdrawn to Alexandria and served in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. On 2 September 1915 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) and seconded to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron. 2nd Lt Slattery was killed in action near Bir el Mazar on 17 September 1916. He was aged 31 years. This image is one from a poster produced at Donald, Victoria, commemorating the deaths of soldiers associated with Donald and surrounding district during the First World War. The poster is held at P08261.001.