SLOAN, Beresford Terence
| Service Number: | 44 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Granville, New South Wales, 29 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Well-borer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Petersham, New South Wales, 18 January 1958, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 May 1915: | Wounded Private, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left leg) | |
| 25 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 44, Thompson's Paddock, Queensland | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 44, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion |
Additional deatils about Tod
Beresford Terence (Tod) SLOAN was wounded at QUINN's post on the 29th of May 1915 and was repatriated back to Rosemount Hospital Brisbane.
He rejoined the 13th Reinforcements 15th Battalion and returned to the front.
He went on and was awarded a Military Medal in September 1917 at Zonnebecke, returning to Australia in 1919 as an Officer (Lieutenant)
Submitted 16 June 2015 by wayne bastin
Biography
Reattested 25 Nov 1915.
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) shows Pte. Sloan embarking from Melbourne on 22 Dec 1914 aboard the HMAT Ceramic A40. He was wounded at Quinns Post Gallipoli and returned to Australia to convalesce.
He then re-embarks from Brisbane with the 15th Infantry Battalion on 03 Jan 1916 aboard HMAT Kyarra. He rejoined his battalion at the front.
He went on to win the Military Medal in September 1917 at Zonnebeke, and rose through the ranks to Lieutenant before he returned to Australia at cessation of hostilities in 1919.
Updated by Wayne Bastin (T.B Sloan was my great uncle)
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