SLOAN, John Anthony
| Service Numbers: | V197961, VX146840 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Infantry Training Battalions |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 2 December 1926 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1982, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Portland South Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the eldest of four children of Percival (Percy) Sloan (b1885 in Melbourne, Victoria) and second wife Kate Kenny (b1894 in Melbourne, Victoria). Percy - a Coppersmith - married Kate - a Boot Fitter - in 1921 in Melbourne, Victoria. Following Percy's death in 1939, Kate remained in Melbourne with ther children.
John was a Labourer in 1942 when he enlisted in the Australian Army, serving as a Private (Service No:V197961) with 6th Infantry Training Battalion. He was Discharged in March 1943 and was in Cowra NSW in July 1944 when he re-enlisted. John was a Private (Service No:VX146840) attached to 14th Infantry Training Battalion when he was Discharged in November 1944.
In 1945 John was working as a Scoopman (Coal Mines) in Warracknabeal, Victoria when he married Una Vivian Schmidt (b1924 in Warracknabeal, Victoria). John and Una settled in Warracknabeal where John worked as a Scoopman until the late 1950's when he bacame a Carpenter. In the late 1960s the family relocated to Portland, Victoria where John was a Builder. John died in 1982 and Una died in 2011.