Samuel Slater

1824 - 1908  (83 years)

• Name	Samuel Slater
  Born	20 Aug 1824	Keighley
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	7 Nov 1824	Keighley   [1]
  Occupation	Soldier (see notes)
  Died	2 Jun 1908	Rochester, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I24178	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Slater
  Mother	Mary Hartley
  Married	23 Apr 1809	Keighley   [1]
  Family ID	F04181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Awarded the Victoria Cross in 1857 for bravery in the Indian Mutiny after enlisting in the Light Infantry as William Napier, named after an uncle honoured in the Grenadier Guards (family records). Wikipedia entry states that he had also been awarded the Crimea Medal in 1956 and in 1862 settled in Australia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010067] IGI.