Private George Sloan
Number: 41069
Company: 134th (Irish Horse) Company (Ulster), 29th Battalion
ENLISTMENT
Date: 16 January 1902
Place: Curragh
Age: 24 years 8 months
Trade of calling: Groom
Place of birth: In the Parish of Knocknagony, in or near the Town of Holywood, in the County of Down
Family: Single. Father Robert Sloan, domestic groom, mother Anne Sloan, of Redburn, Holywood, County Down.
Previous military service: No
Description: Height 5' 5 3/4". Complexion fair, eyes grey, hair fair.
Religion: Not recorded on enlistment, but 1901 Census shows family as Church of Ireland.
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 10 May 1902
Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal. Cape Colony and South Africa 1902 clasps.
DEATH
Date: 10 September 1902
Place: Worcester, Cape Colony
Cause:
Buried/ commemorated:
Imprisoned by Commanding Officer 30 June to 14 July 1902.
This page last updated 14 August 2024.