Involvement in World War 1
Slater joined the Royal Sussex Regiment as a private in 1914 and was later commissioned in the Royal Ulster Rifles. In 1915 he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an observer and flew in France with No 18 Squadron from November 1915 to March 1916.
After pilot training, Slater joined No. 1 Squadron RFC in August 1916 and served in this unit until May 1917. After a period as an instructor, he was promoted to captain and became a flight commander with the newly-formed No. 64 Squadron, equipped with DH5 aircraft. Slater was posted to France in October 1917 and shot down the squadron's first enemy aircraft. The squadron re-equipped with SE5a aircraft, on which type Slater achieved the majority of his victories. Over an eighteen day period in May 1918, Slater was involved in twenty-five engagements and claimed eight enemy aircraft shot down.
Slater returned to Home Establishment in July 1918 and finished the war again as an instructor. His war time tally consisted of 11 and 1 shared destroyed, and 9 and 3 shared 'out of control'.
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