William Christopher SLOAN

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SLOAN, William Christopher

Service Number:	275
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	England, United Kingdom, 1864
Home Town:	Clermont, Isaac, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner, Butcher, Stockman
Died:	Heidelberg Station, Collinsville, Queensland, Australia, 30 January 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Collinsville Cemetery, Queensland Plot: Monumental Section, Grave 303
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 275, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 275, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
23 Jan 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 275, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to Enteric Fever returned to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 16 Jan 1901, discharged 23 Jan 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William Christopher Sloan was born about 1864 in England, a son to Thomas Sloan and Jane Sloan (nee Irving). He married Mary Ann Cooper on 18 Oct 1904 and they had 3 children, his wife pre-deceased him.

During his early years he worked extensively in mining including at Kidston, Clermont and Nebo, and also conducted a butcher shop at Mount Coolon. He had been residing at Heildelberg Station near Collinsville for a long period prior to his passing.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier; extract from Obituary- Bowen Independant, 13 Feb 1948).

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