Donald John SINCLAIR

SINCLAIR, Donald John

Service Number: 5
Enlisted: 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 3rd Field Company Engineers
Born: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1890
Home Town: Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland; Rockhampton Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Surveyor
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 August 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
Plot 1, Row F, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: He gave up his life for his friends, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
22 Sep 1914: Involvement Sapper, 5, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
22 Sep 1914: Embarked Sapper, 5, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
27 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Company Engineers, At Gallipoli
1 Aug 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 5, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-01

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Donald George and Agnes Sinclair of Longreach, QLD formerly of Indoorpilly, QLD. Brother of David George Sinclair MID who returned to Australia on 3 October 1918 havong served with the Field Company Engineers

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

Also served in the senior cadets for over 3 years