Arthur Slater (footballer, born 1890)

This article is about the Australian rules footballer born in 1890. For the English footballer, see Arthur Slater. For the Essendon and North Melbourne footballer, born Arthur Slater, see Syd Slater.

Arthur Slater
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Claud Slater
Date of birth	(1890-08-17)17 August 1890
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death	19 November 1972(1972-11-19) (aged 82)
Place of death	Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s)	Hawthorn Juniors
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910	Essendon	1 (0)
1911	Melbourne	0 (0)
Total		1 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Claud Slater (17 August 1890 – 19 November 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club.^[1] He was also listed with the Melbourne Football Club, but never played a game.^[2]

Born in Williamstown, Victoria, he was a clerk for the British Imperial Oil company, later to become Shell Oil Company, before joining the AIF in March 1915. He served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front, was wounded, promoted through the ranks and ended the war as a lieutenant.^[3] He rejoined Shell and by the 1930s he was the company's Australian Operations Manager.^[4]

He was the father of Professor "Harry" Henry Welton Slater ^[5] and Melbourne architect Phyllis Slater.^[6]

References

1. "Past Player Profiles – S". EssendonFC.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
2. "THURSDAY, June 1, 1911". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 June 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
3. National Archives of Australia, Service Record, Lieutenant Arthur C. Slater. Series Number B2455. [1] Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 24 January 2016
4. "Shell Company's Affairs: Evidence to the Commission". The West Australian. Perth. 29 May 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
5. Great Scot Obituaries, Scotch College, December 2010 Accessed 24 January 2016
6. "Graduate Plans Her Own Home". The Age. Melbourne. 1 May 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

External links

• Arthur Slater's playing statistics from AFL Tables