SINNEMA, George
| Service Numbers: | 900, 900A |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harlingen, Holland, 7 August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Harlingen Sailors School, Holland |
| Occupation: | Rigger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Louvevuis, Fremicourt, France, 2 April 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 900, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 900, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 900, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 35th Battalion to the 56th Battalion and allocated the service number 900A | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 900A, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 900A awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 24 years
Son of Douwe Sinnema and brother of Domire Sinnema of Harlingen, Holland
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served a year in the Dutch Naval Forces
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From "We Relate" web site
Pte George Sinnema SRN 900
Regimental number 900 Place of birth Harlingen, Holland School Harlingen Sailor's School, Holland Age on arrival in Australia 24 Religion Methodist Occupation Rigger Address Hannell Street, Wickham, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 33 Next of kin Brother, Domire Sinnema, Harlingen, Holland Previous military service Served with the Dutch naval Forces for one year. Enlistment date 11 December 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 35th Battalion, C Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/52/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal Unit from Nominal Roll 56th Battalion Other details from Roll of Honour Circular" "His best friend was No.1740 John G. Somerville of the 56th Battalion. He acknowledged first the dead of my son by a little letter written with lead pencil in the field in France on dated 2 April 1917. Sommerville's letter reached me a week before the dead tiding of the authorities came. Somerville has not been killed and returned to Sydney. I long for his address to write that best young man." [Father Douvre Sinnema of Harlingen, Holland.] Fate: Killed in Action 2 April 1917 Place of death or wounding: Louvevuis, Fremicourt, France Commemoration details : Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.