Patrick Slavin (5 May 1877 – 13 November 1916) was a Scottish professional

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who played in the Scottish League for

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and Celtic as an

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Personal life

Slavin served as a sergeant in the

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during the

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. At the time of his enlistment in February 1915, he was working as a foreman at Braehead Quarry,

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. Slavin was killed during a failed attack on Serre-lès-Puisieux on 13 November 1916, during the Battle of the Ancre. He was buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2.

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1877 births 1916 deaths Sportspeople from Shotts Military personnel from North Lanarkshire British Army personnel of World War I Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Celtic F.C. players Royal Scots soldiers Men's association football outside forwards Motherwell F.C. players Dykehead F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Scottish military personnel killed in action British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme Footballers from North Lanarkshire {{Scotland-footy-forward-1870s-stub