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Above is the only
photograph I could locate that was taken as a child
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Aug 19, 1889
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Born in Iona, Elgin County, Ontario to William
J. and Isabella (nee Harvey) Sloan
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Sep 23, 1915
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Attested into the 70th Battalion CEF
in St. Thomas, Ontario
Ø Number 123956
Ø Next of kin given as Mr. W.J. Sloan, father, Iona, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Fireman
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Nov 6, 1915
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Transferred to the 91st Battalion in
St. Thomas and assigned to “A” Company
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Jun
29, 1916
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Embarked
the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jul
5, 1916
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Disembarked
in Liverpool, England and proceeded to the Otterpool Camp
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Jul 15, 1916
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Transferred to the 12th Reserve
Battalion at West Sandling
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Aug 20, 1916
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Transferred to the 75th Battalion
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Aug 21, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 75th Battalion
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Aug 27, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 7 Canadian Stationary
Hospital in Havre with a diagnosis that reads Constipation
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Aug 29, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and rejoined the base
depot
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Oct 7, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 8, 1916
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TOS the 21st Battalion
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Oct 9, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Sloan
joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Fieffes, France and was assigned to
“C” Company. Note that he joined
the 21st Battalion without having physically joined the 75th
Battalion
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Jun 1, 1917
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Appointed to the rank
of Acting Lance Corporal without pay
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Aug 15, 1917
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During severe hand to hand combat that took
place capturing Hill 70, near Lens, France, Acting Lance Corporal Sloan was discovered to
be missing after the day of fighting. His
body was never recovered from the battlefield and as such, his name is engraved on the
Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France, for those killed during the war in
France with no known grave.
Following the war the British War Medal and
Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Miss Alice L. Sloan, RR #3 Iona Station,
Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll
were sent to his father, W.J. Sloan, Iona, Ontario
The Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs.
Isabelle Sloan, at the same address
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Edward Sloan is also
honoured on the Shedden, Ontario War Memorial
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