SLOAN, James
| Service Number: | 1679 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Molesworth, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Molesworth, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Accident, Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 30 March 1948, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1679 | |
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| 18 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1679, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1679, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
| 5 Jun 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Rabaul |
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1679 - James Sloan Private
1888‐1948
James was born on 25th March 1888 in Molesworth Victoria. He enlisted as Private James Sloan with service number 1679, in the Reinforcements of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force. At the time of enlistment he was 36 years old and single, and the Area Officer of the 2nd Military District, living at Randwick. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs I Sloan of Centennial Avenue Randwick.
He enlisted on the 29th October 1918 in Bathurst with a daily rate of 6 shillings. He embarked on 18th December 1918 aboard SS Melusia from Sydney and went to Rabaul. His religious denomination was Presbyterian. He was 5 foot, 9 1⁄2 inches tall, weighed 140 pounds, had a chest measurement from 34 to 37 inches, and was of dark complexion, with brown eyes and dark hair.
He signed for two years service. James was promoted to Sergeant on 20th February 1919 and CQMS on 5th June 1919. On 27th May 1919, he was taken on the strength of Rabaul Garrison from Kokopo. While at Kokopo, he was also a Police master.
After being on furlough, he embarked on SS Marsina at Sydney on 22nd May 1920. He was discharged in New South Wales on 24th December 1920. Afterward, he complained of being debilitated, the result of malaria.
He married Thelma Phairess Barnes in 1933 and they had one child, Emily (that is known of). In 1941, he applied for war medals, only to be told he embarked for New Guinea after the signing of the Armistice, and so was not entitled to any. At that time, he was living at “Eurangai” 251 Oxford Street Bondi Junction.
James died on 30th March 1948, as a result of an accident when he fell off a scaffold at the construction site for the Hay War Memorial High School. He was privately cremated and buried in Randwick Cemetery.
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