
| Regimental number | 1783 |
| Place of birth | Neaton Mearns Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Springfield Road, Box Hill, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Sloan, Springfield Road, Box Hill, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
| Fate | Drowned at sea |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Bowman spelt Boroman on Nominal Roll. |
| Place of burial | At Sea |
| Commemoration details | Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 741 Pte Thomas Bowman SLOAN, 21st Bn, drowned at sea, 2 September 1915; 2889 Pte William SLOAN, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918. |