Major Alan Macfarlane Sloan | |
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Born | Beckenham, Greater London | April 20, 1925
Died | 10 July 1948 Chunj, Azad Kashmir | (aged 22)
Cause of death | Slipped and fell on a mine while leading a mine clearing operation |
Buried | |
Allegiance | British Raj (1943-1947) Pakistan (1947-1948) |
Service | British Indian Army (1943-1947) Pakistan Army (1947-1948) |
Years of service | 1943-1948 |
Rank | Major |
Known for | only British soldier to die in service of the Pakistani Army |
Battles / wars |
Alan MacFarlane Sloan (1925–1948) was a British officer, who fought in World War II, and later for the Pakistan Army during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. He was killed at the Battle of Chunj.