Heber Slatter

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]

Heber Slatter

Personal information
Full name	Heber Percy Slatter[1]
Date of birth	1887
Place of birth	Earley, England[2]
Date of death	7 May 1918(1918-05-07) (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

Slatter 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

Reading

• Southern League Second Division: 1910–11^[2]