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SINCLAIR, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3908 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lochgilphead, Tarbert, Argyll & Bute, Mid-Argyll, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave B. 26. 30., St Sever Cemetery, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3908, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3908, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3908, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3908 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
46th Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 39 and the son of Archibald and Annie McKay Sinclair of Craig Lodge, Tarbert, Loch Tyne, Scotland.
Enlistment date 22 July 1915
Age at embarkation 39
14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/31/3
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 39 and the son of Archibald and Annie McKay Sinclair.
Also honoured on this memorial is Sapper Duncan McDougall who served with Australian forces in WWII.
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