1919 photo
1900 Mar 3. Born St. Asaph, Denbeighshire, Wales. His father had been a Law Student in 1891 and his father's father was a Barrister.
1901 census at 78, Palatine Road, Blackpool
1911 census at Riverside, Shaldon, Devon
1915 Jul 26 Enlisted as Boy (No. SB 248) in RNR Cadet Res Btn, Leuchars
1915 Jul 28 to Aug 5 RN Depot HMS Victory, Portsmouth
1915 Aug 5 to Sep 18 RN torpedo Sch HMS Actaeon, Sheerness
1915 Sep 19 to Mar 18 Signalman, sub depot ship HMS Pactolus, 9th Sub Flotilla, Ardrossan, Scot,
1818 Apr 1 to May 2. HMS Pembroke, Chatham,
1918 May 2. Discharged Transferred to RAF as pte (175329), Woking, 3 May 18
1918 May 3 Enlisted in RAF
1918 Sep 10. Commissioned 2nd Lt in RAF
1918 Sep 24 to 1919 Mar 19 Observer, 103 Sqn, Serny, France,
1919 Jan 6 Flying accident/crash-landed after flying practice in DH9a, E550, Ronchin, France,
1919 Aug 19 To Unemployed List,
1919 Sep 30 Returned to RNR, HMS Pembroke, Chatham,
1920 Jan 20 Discharged from RNR,
1920 May. Gets seaman's card and has one voyage on ship 124120 .
1920 Nov 24. Joined ADRIC with service no 1100. Posted to J Coy
1921 Feb 25. Wounded at Coolavohig Ambush. Later awarded £200 compensation for his wounds
1921 Mar 30 . " Resigned " In fact it was to take up a Short Service RAF commission
1921 Apr 28 Commissioned Pilot Officer with short service commission
1921 Oct 28 Confirmed in rank of Pilot Officer in RAF on short service commission.
1922 Oct 28 Promoted Flying Officer
1922 Dec 1 To 205 Sqn, Leuchars & Gosport
1923 Sep 15 to 1924 Nov 2. 41 Sqn, Northolt,
1924 Jun 6. Slight aircraft accident
1924 Jun 29 Motorbike accident
1924 Nov 3 to 1925 Jan 9. Staff, School of Technical Training (Men), Manston,
1925 Jan 19. Transferred to Stores Branch, 19 Jan 25
1925 Mar 23 Stores Officer, 11 Sqn, Netheravon,
1925 Oct/Dec married Minnie Evelyn Burn (1899–1990)
1925 Oct 1. Stores Officer, School of Balloon Training, Larkhill, 1 Oct 25
1925 Oct 21. Granted Permanent Commission as Fg Off,
1926 Aug 25. Stores Officer, RAF Record Office, Ruislip
1928 Jan 7 Stores Officer, 5 Sqn, Quetta,
1930 Feb 5. Stores Officer, Aircraft Depot India, Drigh Road, Karachi,
1932 Feb 1 Flt Lt,
1933 Mar 21 Stores Officer, RAF Depot, Uxbridge,
1933 Jul 11. Stores Officer, CFS, Wittering
1936 Oct 24 . Stores Officer, 55 Sqn, Hinaidi, Iraq, 24 Oct 36
1936 Dec 3 Stores Off, Aircraft Depot Iraq, Hinaidi,
1937 May 12 . King George VI Coronation Medal,
1937 Dec 1 Sqn Ldr,
1938 Jan 19. Equipment Officer, HQ Iraq, Dhibban,
1938 Aug 31 Equipment Officer, 4 STT (Men), St Athan,
1939 Sep 16. Equipment Staff duties, HQ 4 Grp, Linton-on-Ouse
1940 Jan 1 Temp Wg Cdr & to 21 AD AASF,
1940 Jun 28. Staff, Deputy Directorate of Equipment, Air Min
1941 Jan 1,OBE in New Year List, he was a Wing Commander, Acting Group Captain
1943 Apr 12 Maintenance Staff, Middle East Command, Cairo,
1944 Mar 6 Retired due ill health, . Equipment Branch . Retirement of Wg. Cdr. E. A. SLATER, O.B.E. (21036) (on account of ill-health).
1946 Aug 22 Died and buried Ryde New Cemetery CWGC . Husband of Minnie & father of Rupert & Minnie Slater
