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SLOAN, Albert Hugh

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Step 1: Personal Details

Service Number:	1277
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Albert Hugh Sloan enlisted in the AIF on 19th July 1915. Service Number 1277, Rank of Gunner. Initially posted to the Reinforcements/Personnel Depot in Melbourne, from 19th July 1915 until 13th October 1915.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia,, 18 November 1894
Home Town:	Rainbow, Hindmarsh, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Beulah, Victoria, Australia, , 23 August 1985, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rainbow Cemetery, Victoria
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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1277, Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots, Albert Hugh Sloan enlisted in the AIF on 19th July 1915. Service Number 1277, Rank of Gunner. Initially posted to the Reinforcements/Personnel Depot in Melbourne, from 19th July 1915 until 13th October 1915.
13 Oct 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Light Horse Regiment, On the 13th October 1915 he was transferred from the Reinforcements/Personnel Depot to the 6th Reinforcements, 13th Light Horse Regiment.
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1277, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: Name incorrectly spelt on original record as "Albert Hugh Slean".
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1277, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
24 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd/6th Division Cavalry, On the 24th May 1916 he was transferred 13th Light Horse Regiment to the 1st/5th Division Cavalry Regiment.
20 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, II ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, On the 20th August 1916 he was transferred from the 1st/5th Division Cavalry Regiment to the 2nd ANZAC Corps Light Horse Regiment.
25 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, On the 25th October 1917 he was transferred from the 2nd ANZAC Corps Light Horse Regiment, to the 1st ANZAC Light Horse Regiment.
18 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 18th November 1917 he transferred from the 1st ANZAC Light Horse Regiment, to the 13th Field Artillery Brigade as a Gunner.
1 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 1st December 1917 Albert Hugh Sloan Gunner 1277 was remustered as the rank of Driver. 13th Field Artillery Brigade.
11 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1277, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, On the 11th January 1920 Driver 1277 Albert Hugh Sloan was Discharged from the AIF.

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