{"id":710,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=710"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T10:59:13","slug":"slater-samuel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/slater-samuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Slater, Samuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Samuel Slater<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Wireless Operator\/Air Gunner, 10 OTU<br>Service number 1326353<br>Died 24 October 1941<br>Buried Edmonton Federation Jewish Cemetery<br>Age 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Samuel (Sammy) was born on 20 February 1915 in St George in the East, London to Polish born parents Henry (Schalter) and Betsy n\u00e9e Cohen. The family surname was changed from Schalter. Henry worked as a master baker and died in 1937.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel was the youngest of nine siblings, Benny, Isaac, Simon, Celia, Millie, Israel, Mark and Anne. In 1939 Samuel is listed as living at the Fire Station, Commercial Road, Stepney where he was a volunteer with the Auxiliary Fire Service. It states that his job was a fancy goods shop assistant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel was the wireless operator on Whitley P5023 which departed RAF Stanton Harcourt on a daylight training exercise. The aircraft banked south east of the airfield when the port wing struck a tree causing it to crash near Eaton Berkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the crew were killed.<br>Flight Sergeant C C Levitt<br>Sergeant W R Crowther, RNZAF Sergeant S W Slater<br>Sergeant G N Leadley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel is buried with his older brother Simon who died in 1942.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Slater-brothers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Slater-brothers.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Slater-brothers-250x186.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Slater-brothers-120x89.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sammy-Slater.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sammy-Slater.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sammy-Slater-250x114.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sammy-Slater-120x55.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samuel Slater Wireless Operator\/Air Gunner, 10 OTUService number 1326353Died 24 October 1941Buried Edmonton Federation Jewish CemeteryAge 26 Samuel (Sammy) was born on 20 February 1915 in St George in the East, London to Polish born parents Henry (Schalter) and Betsy n\u00e9e Cohen. 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