James SINCLAIR

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Service Number:	7
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1879
Home Town:	Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Leith Military Academy, Scotland, United Kingdom
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row A, Grave 12 Chaplain S. Green officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement 7, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked 7, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
1 Jan 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, Promoted while overseas
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement 7, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Staff Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Husband of Jeanie Horatio of Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills, QLD

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medals, Victory Medal

Had previously served with the 2nd Cameron Highlanders in the South African War