Augustus William SINCLAIR

SINCLAIR, Augustus William

Service Number: 2443
Enlisted: 31 May 1915, Enlisted at Northam, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Toodyay, Western Australia, 1893
Home Town: Toodyay, Toodyay, Western Australia
Schooling: Toodyay State School & Scots College, Western Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
Plot 11, Row I, Grave 23 Chaplain T.G. Robertson officiated Headstone inscription reads: Thy will be done, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

31 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2443, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Northam, WA
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2443, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2443, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Robert and Jane Sinclair

Husband of Ethel Marianne Sinclair of 'Tanjories', Toodyay, WA. Father of Beryl Yonande Sinclair, Audrey May Sinclair and Phyllis Marianne Sinclair

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

Previously served with the Toodyay Light Horse for three years