Ref ID: 2466
Name
William Sloan
Description
Belfast Telegraph Newspaper Photograph of Private William Sloan.
Life Story
Name: William Sloan.
Service Number: 2997.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 1st Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Born: Belfast.
Died: 23rd July 1917.
Address: 180 Sugarfield Street, Belfast.
William Sloan lived with his wife Elizabeth at 180 Sugarfield, Shankill Road, Belfast.
He and Elizabeth Sloan, Nee Scott, were married on the 27th of April 1917.
William joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 14th of April 1915.
William was a Private in C Company 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he Died of Wounds on the 23rd of July 1917 aged 21 years.
A local newspaper states.
Pte William Sloan 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, wounded on the 22nd July in France.
Another states.
Private William Sloan, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died on the 23rd ult of wounds received in action. His widow lives at 180 Sugarfield Street, Belfast.
Williams Soldiers Effects were left to his widow Elizabeth.
His Will, signed and dated 19th May 1917, left his Property and Effects to Elizabeth also.
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Williams widow Elizabeth Sloan immigrated to Canada aboard the SS Empress of Britain on the 15th September 1921. His mother in law followed his wife to Canada, leaving aboard the SS Metagama on the 22nd March 1924, just as her stepbrother John Macauley had done so aboard the SS Regina in July 1923,
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See stepfather in law also: 9136 Rifleman Thomas Macauley 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.
See brother in law also: 1462 Rifleman George Alexander Scott 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.
See stepbrother in law also: 452 Rifleman John Macauley.
Another brother in law Albert Edward is shown within a Memorial Notice as having served also, but nothing can be found concerning him.
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He received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star.
He is Remembered at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
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Classification
Newspaper,
Photograph,
Photograph
