| The History of Coagh booklet lists Private Andrew Sloan as having served with the Australian Expeditionary Force in the war.
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| Andrew Sloan was the son of William and Mary Jane Sloan. William John Sloan and Mary Jane Wright were married on 10th March 1881 in the district of Cookstown.
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| Andrew Sloan was born on 22nd November 1884. He was one of eleven children, all born in the Coagh-Moneymore area.
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| Family: William John Sloan, Mary Jane Sloan, William Sloan (born 21st November 1881), Elizabeth Sloan (born 20th June 1883), Andrew Sloan (born 22nd November 1884), Mary Sloan (born 12th June 1886), Margaret Sloan (born 30th May 1888), Agnes Sloan (born 8th April 1891), Sophia Sloan (born 26th May 1893), Isabella Annie Sloan (born 24th July 1895), Florence Sloan (born 1st December 1896, died 24th October 1905, age 8), James Sloan (born 3rd December 1898), Nora Sloan (born 23rd April 1902).
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| The 1901 census lists Andrew as age 16, living with the family at house 19 in Ballydawley, Coagh. His father was a farmer. Andrew was not listed as having an occupation.
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| The 1911 census lists Andrew as age 25, living with the family at house 20 in Ballydawley. They were a farming family. Andrew worked on his father’s farm.
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| Andrew served for nine weeks with the North Irish Horse.
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| Andrew Sloan emigrated to Australia.
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| Prior to enlisting, Andrew was employed as a labourer.
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| 1916
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| Andrew Sloan enlisted at the Showground Camp in Sydney on 12th December 1916. He gave his next of kin as his father, William John Sloan of Ballydawley. He was 29 years old.
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| 1917
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| Private Andrew Sloan served with the 19th Rifles, 20th Battalion of the Australian Infantry.
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| Private Sloan embarked from Sydney on 7th February 1917. His unit arrived in Devonport, England on 11th April 1917.
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| Private Sloan spent a week in In hospital from 22nd May until 26th May 1917 with tonsillitis.
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| Private Sloan proceeded overseas to France on 23rd July 1917.
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| Private Andrew Sloan was wounded in action on 20th September 1917. He received a shrapnel wound to the head.
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| An exchange of letters in late 1917 shows that Andrew Sloan was engaged to Anna Armstrong.
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| Private Sloan left hospital on 20th December 1917. He re-joined his battalion 5th January 1918.
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| 1919
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| A letter from his fiancé, Miss Anna Armstrong, enquires as to when he was to return to Australia.
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| Andrew Sloan returned to Australia on 22nd August 1919.
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| Medals & Memorials
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| Private Andrew Sloan is NOT listed on Moneymore War Memorial.
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