searching for missing brother

[kinged]

I've been trying to find out what happened to one of three brothers killed in 1915.
Two of the brothers, Bertram and Ernest Slater were in The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and were killed in Turkey; the third brother George Edwin Slater was said to be in the Welsh Regiment on the Memorial, but the war graves commission web site fails to show him.
If anyone were able to find any info on him it would clear up a family mystery and I would be very grateful.
Frank

[harribobs]

I've tried a few searches in Soldiers Died but can't find a welsh candidate ( found bertram and ernest though)

[kinged]

Thanks Harribobs.
I went to a FHS meeting where a person was giving a talk on war graves and he said he could find anyone, but he failed also, so it is a real mystery.
A distant relative said that a fourth brother John Henry Slater was killed in the Boer war, but I have found his Marriage on the BMD in1903.
I wonder if it was George Edwin who was killed in the Boer war and put on the memorial as killed in 1915?
That might explain why he can't be found in 1915.
Would it be possible to search records of the Boer war?
Frank.

[liverpool annie]

Theres a medal card for a GE Slater but with Canadian Engineers ! might be worth a shot !!

Medal card of Slater, G E
Canadian Engineers   500086   Lance Corporal
Date   1914-1920

Where was he born and do you know his date of birth ?

Annie

[kinged]

Hi Annie.
He was born at Lloc, Nr Holywell, in Flintshire, and he was 9 on the 1891 census, I couldn't find him on the 1901 census.
Frank.

[casalguidi]

Hi Frank

Would this be a town/village memorial where he is listed   If so, perhaps you could enquire locally as to what material they have for WW1 soldiers/casulaties .................. some places (main local library/local studies department) still have the original applications for their rolls of honour.  Also, have you tried the absent voter's list (with the electoral registers) for 1918/1919?

Casalguidi

[kinged]

Hi Casalguidi.
He was listed on the village memorial at Trefriw near Llanrwst in the conwy valley.
I haven't tried any of the things you suggested, but thank you for the information, I will give it a try.
Frank

[MJP]

Hi,

The Canadian GE Slater is George Emil Slater, born Montreal 1888.  Canadian soldiers in WWI are all in this database:

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020106_e.html

There are several George Slaters, but most born in Canada.  A few in England, but none from Wales.

And there are no Slaters in the Canadian Boer War database either. 
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/south-african-war/index-e.html

MJP

[harribobs]

I wonder if it was George Edwin who was killed in the Boer war and put on the memorial as killed in 1915?
That might explain why he can't be found in 1915.
Would it be possible to search records of the Boer war?
Frank.

someone was telling me a story about a woman (of some influence and wealth) who got her husband on the war memorial after he was run over in 1922