STUART-SINCLAIR, Edward
| Service Number: | 5207 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No. 8A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5207, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5207, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5207, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edward Stuart-Sinclair was the youngest of three brothers who died in the 1st World War. His older brother, Lieutenant John Francis Stuart-Sinclair 28th Battalion AIF, died of wounds near Ypres on 29 October 1917, aged 28. Another brother, 3778 Act. Bmdr. Stanley Stuart-Sinclair, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade was killed in action on 8 August 1918, aged 28.
They were the sons of son of Jessie and the late Edward Stuart-Sinclair of Collie, Western Australia. The father, Edward had died during July 1917, family accounts said the stress of having all three of boys at the front contributed to his death.
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