Major Sloan is known for his contributions in the Battle of Chunj and being the only British soldier to die in service of the Pakistan army.

During Battle of Chunj It was decided to move the 3.7'' howitzer gun, nicknamed 'Shehzadi', to Point 9444 after dismantling it, owing to the absence of a paved or proper route.

The 71st Engineering Brigade under Major Sloan was said to have worked day and night to make the track fit for the artillery piece to be transported by mules.

[3] To overcome the problem of an insufficient number of officers, it was proposed that former British soldiers were brought into Pakistan Army service for almost a year.

He had told both governments that in the event of war between the two newly formed dominions, British officers would leave.

India had begun building up its army presence in the Jammu and Kashmir region since late October.

In response the Pakistanis rapidly organized their army units and moved them to Kashmir to prevent the Indian invasion.

[7][6] The 10th Brigade of the Pakistan Army under Brigadier Haji Iftikhar Ahmad was tasked to stop the Indian advance and defend Muzaffarabad at all costs.

Due to this unexpected advance, the Pakistanis needed artillery support at Point 9444 (the higher of the two hills in the Chunj feature, the other being 7229).

[2][9] Hence, it was decided to move the 3.7'' howitzer, nicknamed 'Shehzadi', to Point 9444 after dismantling it for transport, owing to the absence of a paved or proper route.

The 71st Engineering Brigade was said to have worked day and night to make the track fit for the artillery piece to be transported by mules.

General Bucher wanted to avoid a direct battle with Pakistan and used his sources to halt any step taken by the Indian commander to use these officers.