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SINCLAIR, Walter Burgh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1569 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot II. Row D. Grave 3. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Halkirk War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1569, Depot Battalion , Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1569, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Older brother 267295 Private John Sinclair of the 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders also served during World War 1 with British forces. He was Killed In Action on the 16th of May 1917 at Arras, France.
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