SLOAN, Bruce
| Service Number: | 9572 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11 Field Company RAE AMF |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia , 19 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Port Adelaide Boys School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 4 November 1980, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Palm Court, Wall of Memories Panel Q, Position 0096 |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill South Mine Roll of Honour, Broken Hill St. Andrews Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9572, 11 Field Company RAE AMF | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 9572, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 9572, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 11 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9572, 11 Field Company RAE AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Anthony Ralston
Bruce Sloan was born on 19 April 1894, in Jamestown South Australia, Australia. The son of Eliza and William. The family moved to Broken Hill New Soth Wales, where Bruce obtained apprenticeship with the Broken Hll mining company as a blacksmith.He enlisted into the AIF on 21 January 1916 where he obtained the rank of sergeant, after basic training his unit embarked on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 31 May 1916, Bruce returned to Australia on 11 May 1919. He married Alma Ruby SMITH on 2nd of October 1920 in the Methodist Church in Archer St North Adelaide,South Australia. They had two children during their marriage. He died on the 4th of November 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, at the age of 86.