Colonel James Charles Francis Slane

Ranks Held	Captain, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	12/09/1873
Death Date	09/04/1942
Final Rank	Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	27th Australian Infantry Battalion Australian Garrison Artillery
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918

Collection items

Date of birth	12/09/1873
Date promoted	26/08/1915	Appointed major.
Date of embarkation	31/05/1915
Date of enlistment	07/07/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	12/04/1915	Appointed to the 27th Battalion with the rank of captain.
Other	15/03/1916	Temporary Secons in Command.
Date promoted	22/08/1916	Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date promoted	24/09/1916	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Other	22/08/1916	Appointed to command the 27th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award	1917
Other units	16/12/1917	AIF Headquarters, London.
Other units	22/10/1917	2nd Australian Division Reinforcements Camp.
Date of recommendation honour or award	28/09/1917
Other units	1917-08-06 - 1917-08-18	Acting Brigade Commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award	26/09/1917
Other units	1917-01-12 - 1917-01-28	Temporary command of the 7th Infantry Brigade.
Other	24/09/1917	Appointed brevet major in the AMF for specially meritorious services rendered on active service.
Other units	28/12/1917	Appointed to command the 6th Training Battalion.
Other	28/10/1918	AIF appointment terminated.
Other units	1918-08-24 - 1918-10-11	Officer commanding troops - return voyage to Australia.
Date returned to Australia	24/08/1918
Date of death	09/04/1942