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WINTON, Sinclair
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 156 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Yardheads School, Leith, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 28, Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Lebucquiere, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, 3rd Division Cyclist Company | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 156, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 156, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 156, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 156 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Winton Sinclair lost his life at the age of 29 when a delayed action mine left by the Germans, exploded at the Quartermaster’s store in Velu, near Bapaume, three days after the Battle of Lagnicourt. Nine men of the 4th Battalion in total were killed in the explosion of what today is known as an Improvised Explosive Device. The men had been operating the Quartermaster store from that location for about 3 weeks before the hidden mine exploded. Born in Scotland, he came to Australia in about 1912, having previously served for 6 years with the Royal Scots Territorials.
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