Harry Joseph SINCLAIR

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SINCLAIR, Harry Joseph

Service Number:	3275
Enlisted:	3 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 18 March 1897
Home Town:	Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide Model School, South Australia
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 3 September 1918, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Myrtle Bank War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3275, 27th Infantry Battalion
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3275, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
12 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion
3 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3275, 32nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3275 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-03

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Private HARRY J. SINCLAIR, who died of wounds on September 3, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sinclair, of Parkside (late of South-terrace), and was born in Adelaide 21 years ago last March. He enlisted on July 6, 1915, and sailed for Egypt in January, 1918. After spending three months in Egypt he was sent to France. Except for a few days spent on furlough in England he had been fighting ever since. He took a keen interest in basket ball and football. He had many friends. At the time of his enlistment he was in the employment of Messrs. Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide.

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