Heber Percy Slatter (1887 – 7 May 1918) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Southern League for Reading as a left half.[2] He also played in the Isthmian League for Oxford City.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heber Percy Slatter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Earley, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 1918 (aged 30–31)[3] | ||
| Place of death | near Foncquevillers, France[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1912 | Reading | 35 | (0) |
| 1910–1914 | Oxford City | 72 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editSlatter was born in Earley and grew up in Reading.[2] He attended Christ's Hospital, and later worked as a tax collector for Reading Council.[2][5] He was married with two children.[2] In November 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Slatter enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery.[2] After being posted to the Western Front in 1916, he was promoted to corporal.[2] He was wounded by shellfire at Foncquevillers on 3 May 1918 and died of wounds four days later.[3] Slatter was buried in Couin New British Cemetery.[3]
Honours
editReading
- Southern League Second Division: 1910–11[2]
References
edit- ^ "Heber Percy Slatter – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Royals Remembered". Reading FC | Home of the Royals!. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Slatter, H P". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b Chipperfield, John. "Benefit match was held for family of player killed in war". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Slatter, Heber Percy". www.chwarmemorial.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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