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SLATTERY, LEO VINCENT D'ARCY. 1914.
St. Patrick's Coll., Ballarat, and Christian Brothers', E. Melb.; Junior Asst. Librarian at Melb. Public Library, and an evening student of Arts; had entered on second year.
9.7.15; sailed 26.11.15, A Cpl. 24th Btn. rfts.; to 8th Btn. in Egypt 24.2.16; first in exam. for Cpl., but refused promotion in order to remain with his comrades; sailed for France 27.3.16, and went into the trenches on 1.5.16.
Wounded in the advance on Pozieres on 24th July 1916 and died the same day at 44th C.C.S.