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James McKenzie SLOSS

Regimental number11
Place of birthNaring, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer
Address55 Kooyong Road, Armadale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 6.875"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Christiana Sloss, 55 Kooyong Road, Armadale, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets ('22 years ago')
Enlistment date9 April 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentAir Mechanic
Unit nameFlying Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board P+O SS Morea on 20 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateReturned to Australia 15 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Meritorious Service Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919

Family/military connectionsBrothers: Lt Bruce SLOSS, 39th Bn, killed in action, 4 January 1917; 8219 Lance Corporal John Stewart SLOSS, 2nd Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919; 124B Pte Roy SLOSS, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 8 July 1919.
Other detailsMedals: Meritorious Service Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsReligious affiliation in correctly entered on Embarkation Roll as Church of England.
Date of death30 November 1973

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