Born in Whitechapel, London, England on 6 January 1866, Henry Arthur Slatter was the second son of John Slatter and Mary Shehen Slatter. The family struggled financially, and five of the children spent a bit of time in local poorhouses.
Still preteens, Henry and his two brothers (John Daniel Slatter and Albert William Slatter) were placed on the Training Ship Goliath, and then the Training Ship Exmouth, both anchored in the Thames in London. They all began their musical and military training there.
Henry served in the 1st Royal Fusiliers as a teenager, and then enlisted in the Grenadier Guards at age 20, still a musician. He married Alice Good in 1884 and they had 4 children: Arthur Albert Slatter, John Henry Slatter, Dorothy Florence Slatter, and William Matthew Slatter. After Alice's death in 1914, Henry remarried on 2 Dec 1918, to Kathleen Southwood Barnes.
Moving to Canada, Henry was bandmaster of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders from 1911-1925. In 1933, he was chosen to head a new military band, the 15th Garrison Artillery Band of Vancouver, Canada. He died on 15 July 1935 in Vancouver.
Alice and Henry's gravestone also mention their son Albert A. Slatter, who was killed in action during WWI. To see a photo of his gravestone, visit the Mountain View Cemetery site here: https://covapp.vancouver.ca/BurialIndex/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonId=107561
Photo courtesy Major Matthews collection, City of Vancouver Archives.
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Slatter, Henry Arthur; Taken on strength Coldstream Guards as a musician at the age of 11, taken on strength 7th Royal Fusiliers, taken on strength Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as Stretcher Bearer Sergeant 16 Oct 1914, , transferred to 11th Overseas Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles as Trooper 27 May 1915, promoted Acting Sergeant while employed as bandmaster 28 May 1915, attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 11 Aug 1915, assigned regimental #116401, to be provisional Sergeant 1 Jun 1916, embarked Halifax 8 Jul 1916, disembarked Liverpool 25 Jul 1916, appointed Acting sergeant 25 Jul 1916, transferred to CCAG 17 Aug 1916, transferred to 24th Reserve Battalion 10 Jan 1917, appointed Acting Bandmaster 1 Feb 1917, transferred to 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion 20 May 1917, appointed Warrant Officer Class I Whilst so employed 1 Jan 1918, awarded Meritorious Service Medal 10 Mar 1919, struck off strength to Canada 14 Jun 1919, Conductor 15th Field Brigade CA 1934, deceased 16 Jul 1942, burial in Musicians' Plot, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC.
Mons Star (1914), British War Medal WWI, Victory Medal
Still preteens, Henry and his two brothers (John Daniel Slatter and Albert William Slatter) were placed on the Training Ship Goliath, and then the Training Ship Exmouth, both anchored in the Thames in London. They all began their musical and military training there.
Henry served in the 1st Royal Fusiliers as a teenager, and then enlisted in the Grenadier Guards at age 20, still a musician. He married Alice Good in 1884 and they had 4 children: Arthur Albert Slatter, John Henry Slatter, Dorothy Florence Slatter, and William Matthew Slatter. After Alice's death in 1914, Henry remarried on 2 Dec 1918, to Kathleen Southwood Barnes.
Moving to Canada, Henry was bandmaster of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders from 1911-1925. In 1933, he was chosen to head a new military band, the 15th Garrison Artillery Band of Vancouver, Canada. He died on 15 July 1935 in Vancouver.
Alice and Henry's gravestone also mention their son Albert A. Slatter, who was killed in action during WWI. To see a photo of his gravestone, visit the Mountain View Cemetery site here: https://covapp.vancouver.ca/BurialIndex/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonId=107561
Photo courtesy Major Matthews collection, City of Vancouver Archives.
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Slatter, Henry Arthur; Taken on strength Coldstream Guards as a musician at the age of 11, taken on strength 7th Royal Fusiliers, taken on strength Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as Stretcher Bearer Sergeant 16 Oct 1914, , transferred to 11th Overseas Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles as Trooper 27 May 1915, promoted Acting Sergeant while employed as bandmaster 28 May 1915, attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 11 Aug 1915, assigned regimental #116401, to be provisional Sergeant 1 Jun 1916, embarked Halifax 8 Jul 1916, disembarked Liverpool 25 Jul 1916, appointed Acting sergeant 25 Jul 1916, transferred to CCAG 17 Aug 1916, transferred to 24th Reserve Battalion 10 Jan 1917, appointed Acting Bandmaster 1 Feb 1917, transferred to 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion 20 May 1917, appointed Warrant Officer Class I Whilst so employed 1 Jan 1918, awarded Meritorious Service Medal 10 Mar 1919, struck off strength to Canada 14 Jun 1919, Conductor 15th Field Brigade CA 1934, deceased 16 Jul 1942, burial in Musicians' Plot, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC.
Mons Star (1914), British War Medal WWI, Victory Medal
Born in Whitechapel, London, England on 6 January 1866, Henry Arthur Slatter was the second son of John Slatter and Mary Shehen Slatter. The family struggled financially, and five of the children spent a bit of time in local poorhouses.
Still preteens, Henry and his two brothers (John Daniel Slatter and Albert William Slatter) were placed on the Training Ship Goliath, and then the Training Ship Exmouth, both anchored in the Thames in London. They all began their musical and military training there.
Henry served in the 1st Royal Fusiliers as a teenager, and then enlisted in the Grenadier Guards at age 20, still a musician. He married Alice Good in 1884 and they had 4 children: Arthur Albert Slatter, John Henry Slatter, Dorothy Florence Slatter, and William Matthew Slatter. After Alice's death in 1914, Henry remarried on 2 Dec 1918, to Kathleen Southwood Barnes.
Moving to Canada, Henry was bandmaster of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders from 1911-1925. In 1933, he was chosen to head a new military band, the 15th Garrison Artillery Band of Vancouver, Canada. He died on 15 July 1935 in Vancouver.
Alice and Henry's gravestone also mention their son Albert A. Slatter, who was killed in action during WWI. To see a photo of his gravestone, visit the Mountain View Cemetery site here: https://covapp.vancouver.ca/BurialIndex/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonId=107561
Photo courtesy Major Matthews collection, City of Vancouver Archives.
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Slatter, Henry Arthur; Taken on strength Coldstream Guards as a musician at the age of 11, taken on strength 7th Royal Fusiliers, taken on strength Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as Stretcher Bearer Sergeant 16 Oct 1914, , transferred to 11th Overseas Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles as Trooper 27 May 1915, promoted Acting Sergeant while employed as bandmaster 28 May 1915, attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 11 Aug 1915, assigned regimental #116401, to be provisional Sergeant 1 Jun 1916, embarked Halifax 8 Jul 1916, disembarked Liverpool 25 Jul 1916, appointed Acting sergeant 25 Jul 1916, transferred to CCAG 17 Aug 1916, transferred to 24th Reserve Battalion 10 Jan 1917, appointed Acting Bandmaster 1 Feb 1917, transferred to 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion 20 May 1917, appointed Warrant Officer Class I Whilst so employed 1 Jan 1918, awarded Meritorious Service Medal 10 Mar 1919, struck off strength to Canada 14 Jun 1919, Conductor 15th Field Brigade CA 1934, deceased 16 Jul 1942, burial in Musicians' Plot, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC.
Mons Star (1914), British War Medal WWI, Victory Medal
Still preteens, Henry and his two brothers (John Daniel Slatter and Albert William Slatter) were placed on the Training Ship Goliath, and then the Training Ship Exmouth, both anchored in the Thames in London. They all began their musical and military training there.
Henry served in the 1st Royal Fusiliers as a teenager, and then enlisted in the Grenadier Guards at age 20, still a musician. He married Alice Good in 1884 and they had 4 children: Arthur Albert Slatter, John Henry Slatter, Dorothy Florence Slatter, and William Matthew Slatter. After Alice's death in 1914, Henry remarried on 2 Dec 1918, to Kathleen Southwood Barnes.
Moving to Canada, Henry was bandmaster of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders from 1911-1925. In 1933, he was chosen to head a new military band, the 15th Garrison Artillery Band of Vancouver, Canada. He died on 15 July 1935 in Vancouver.
Alice and Henry's gravestone also mention their son Albert A. Slatter, who was killed in action during WWI. To see a photo of his gravestone, visit the Mountain View Cemetery site here: https://covapp.vancouver.ca/BurialIndex/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonId=107561
Photo courtesy Major Matthews collection, City of Vancouver Archives.
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Slatter, Henry Arthur; Taken on strength Coldstream Guards as a musician at the age of 11, taken on strength 7th Royal Fusiliers, taken on strength Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as Stretcher Bearer Sergeant 16 Oct 1914, , transferred to 11th Overseas Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles as Trooper 27 May 1915, promoted Acting Sergeant while employed as bandmaster 28 May 1915, attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 11 Aug 1915, assigned regimental #116401, to be provisional Sergeant 1 Jun 1916, embarked Halifax 8 Jul 1916, disembarked Liverpool 25 Jul 1916, appointed Acting sergeant 25 Jul 1916, transferred to CCAG 17 Aug 1916, transferred to 24th Reserve Battalion 10 Jan 1917, appointed Acting Bandmaster 1 Feb 1917, transferred to 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion 20 May 1917, appointed Warrant Officer Class I Whilst so employed 1 Jan 1918, awarded Meritorious Service Medal 10 Mar 1919, struck off strength to Canada 14 Jun 1919, Conductor 15th Field Brigade CA 1934, deceased 16 Jul 1942, burial in Musicians' Plot, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC.
Mons Star (1914), British War Medal WWI, Victory Medal
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Slatter: In loving memory of Mother, Alice M; Father, Henry A; Also Albert A, killed in action 1918.
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