Alan MacFarlane Sloan was a British soldier, who fought in both World Wars, and later for the Pakistan Army during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. He was killed at the Battle of Chunj.
Early life
editMajor Alan MacFarlane Sloan was born on 20th April 1925 in Beckenham, into a well-known English family. His father, Mr. Cuthbert Sloan was a practising lawyer[1], living in Kent (a county in south-eastern England). After completing his education from school in Kent, Sloan joined the Royal Engineers of the British Army, in February 1943[2]
Postings, Courses and Operations in India (1944-1947)
editSloan was transferred to India in 1944, where he was attached with many units and formations. In October 1945, he joined the Engineering Officer Training Institute in Roorkee, for training in specialised engineering, while there, he also learnt to speak Urdu, which was a prerequisite for any officer posted in India[3]
- ^ Bachelor of Laws, Honours and Higher Degrees: External Students, 161-163.
- ^ AKRAM, A.M : Remembering the Kashmir Liberation War, 1947-1948, p. 29
- ^ "Remembering The Kashmir Liberation War, 1947-48 - Army Institute of Military History". www.aimh.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-10-30.